Iconic American Landmarks Designed and Built by Black People
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 2, 2024
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 02: White Hall at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama Photo: Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge (Getty Images)
The first Black student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Robert Robinson Taylor was the first accredited Black architect in the United States. After graduation, he went to work at Tuskegee Institute, where he designed 25 campus buildings, including a home for the school’s founder and first president Booker T. Washington. Taylor is also the great grandfather of Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama.
