Dykes, DeWitt Sanford Sr.
1903-1991 · Contribution: 1955-1980s
Architect & Minister
Designed numerous Methodist churches nationally
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1903
- Active since
- 1955
- Category
- Architecture & Design
- Best known for
- National Methodist church designerRare minister-architect\~70 churches designed
Impact on the world
Dykes joined vocation and profession, designing scores of houses of worship that gave Methodist congregations across the country a distinctive built presence.
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Sources
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Wilson, 'African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865–1945' (Routledge, 2004). [Note: Dykes is genuinely obscure
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