Beverly Lorraine Greene

This article is about the architect. For the psychologist, see Beverly Greene (psychologist).
Beverly Lorraine Greene
Born(1915-10-04)October 4, 1915
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedAugust 22, 1957(1957-08-22) (aged 41)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
OccupationArchitect
Known forFirst female African-American licensed architect in the US

Beverly Lorraine Greene (October 4, 1915 – August 22, 1957), was an American architect. According to architectural editor Dreck Spurlock Wilson, she was "believed to have been the first African-American female licensed as an architect in the United States."[1][2] She was registered as an architect in Illinois in 1942.

  1. ^ Wilson 2004, pp. 175–176.
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