Fry, Louis Edwin Sr.
1903-2000 · Contribution: 1930s-1970s
Former chair of Howard University's architecture department; registered architect in five states
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Impact on the world
Held architectural registration in Alabama, Washington D.C., Maryland, Missouri, and Pennsylvania, an unusually broad multi-state licensing record, while leading Howard University's architecture department and becoming known for his college and university campus designs.
Life & background
An architect and professor, Fry served as chair of the department of architecture at Howard University and held registration as an architect in five jurisdictions: Alabama, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. He became particularly known for his architectural designs for college and university campuses.
Sources
- Washington Post obituary (June 13, 2000); Wilson, *African American Architects* (2004); Beyond the Built Environment
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