Hazel, William Augustus
1854-1929 · Contribution: 1919
Architect & Stained-Glass Artist
First dean of architecture at Howard University (1919); a pioneering Black stained-glass artist who completed what is regarded as the first historic-preservation project by a Black architect (restoration of Frederick Douglass's Cedar Hill, 1922)
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1854
- Active since
- 1919
- Category
- Architecture & Design
- Best known for
- First dean, Howard architecture schoolPioneering Black stained-glass artistFrederick Douglass site restoration
Impact on the world
Hazel bridged architecture and the decorative arts, founding Howard's architecture school while pioneering Black achievement in stained glass and early historic preservation.
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Glass Magazine ('Shattering Conventions: William Hazel', 2024)
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