Louis H. Persley

Louis Hudson Persley
Bornc. 1888
Georgia, U.S.
DiedJuly 13, 1932
Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Burial placeLinwood Cemetery
Other namesLouis Hudison Persley,
Lewis Persley,
Louis Pursley,
Leo Persley
EducationLincoln University
Alma materCarnegie Institute of Technology
Occupation(s)Architect, teacher
Years active1916–1932

Louis Hudson Persley (c.1888–1932),[1][2] was an American architect.[3] Persley became the first African American to register with the new Georgia State Board of Registered Architects on April 5, 1920.[1][3] He was part of what was possibly the nation’s first black architecture firm, Taylor and Persley, a partnership founded in July 1920 with Robert Robinson Taylor.[3][4][5] He had several spellings of his name including Louis Hudison Persely,[4][3] Lewis H. Persley,[6] and Louis Pursley.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Louis H. Persley (1888-1932)". Georgia Historical Society.
  2. ^ Mary, Stanton (September 18, 2017). "African American Prince Hall Masons in Alabama". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  3. ^ a b c d Wilson, Dreck Spurlock (March 2004). African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945. Routledge. pp. 443–445. ISBN 978-1-135-95629-5.
  4. ^ a b Weiss, Ellen (2012). Robert R. Taylor and Tuskegee: An African American Architect Designs for Booker T. Washington. NewSouth Books. pp. 112, 140–142. ISBN 9781588382481.
  5. ^ "History of Firsts" (PDF). Lincoln University.
  6. ^ Aued, Blake (2020-11-11). "The Hot Corner and Four More Historic Athens Sites in Danger of Disappearing". Flagpole. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  7. ^ "A Macon street bears his name, but you don't know his story". Historic Macon Foundation. 21 February 2020.