McKissack, Moses III
1879-1952 · Contribution: 1905
Co-founded McKissack & McKissack, the oldest Black-owned architectural firm in America
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Impact on the world
Co-founded what remains the oldest minority-owned architecture and engineering firm in the United States, a company that has operated continuously since 1905 and continues to practice today.
Life & background
An early African American architect, McKissack co-founded McKissack & McKissack in Nashville, Tennessee in 1905 alongside his brother Calvin Lunsford McKissack, establishing what is recognized as the first and oldest Black-owned architectural firm in the United States, a firm that remains in operation today.
Sources
- Tennessee Encyclopedia; BlackPast.org; North Carolina Architects & Builders (NCSU Libraries)
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