Beverly Lorraine Greene
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: October 04, 1915
Date of Death: August 22, 1957
Birth City: Chicago
Birth State/Province: Illinois
Birth Country: United States
Resident City: New York City
Resident State/Province: New York
Resident Country: United States
Notes: May be first documented black female architect (licensed in Illinois on December 28, 1942)
Sources: Washington, Roberta. "Beverly Loraine Green," in Wilson (ed.), African American Architects, pp. 175-176.
Specialties
Subject: Housing
Jobs
Employer: Chicago Housing Authority
Title: Architect
City: Chicago
Country: United States
Employer: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Title: Architect
City: New York
Country: United States
Notes: Left to attend Columbia University on scholarship
Employer: Edward Durrell Stone
Title: Architect
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Notes: worked on Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville and a theater at University of Arkansas
Employer: Isadore Rosenfield Architects
Title: Architect
City: New York
Country: United States
Notes: with Conrad A. Johnson, Jr.
Employer: Self-Employed
Title: Architect
City: New York
Country: United States
Collaborators
Name: None
Project: None
Country: delete
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Exhibitions
Title: Exhibit of the work of Negroes in Architecture organized by the Council for the Advancement of the Negro in Architecture
Description: Exhibit of members of CANA made available to groups in other cities for exhibit
City: New York City
State: New York
Country: United States
Notable Projects
Education
Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department: Architecture
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Architecural Engineering
End Date: January 01, 1936
Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department: Architecture
Degree: Master of Science
End Date: January 01, 1937
Institution: Columbia University
Department: Architecture and City Planning
Degree: Master in Architecture
End Date: January 01, 1945
Licensing
License: Architect
Organization: State of Illinois
Date Awarded: December 28, 1942
Notes: No.3002
Professional Affiliations
Organization: Council for the Advancment of the Negro in Architecture (CANA)
Role: Member
Notes: Mentioned in a letter published in Ebony, March 1957, p. 12
Publications By
No publications by on record
Publications About
Title: Woman Architect (Letter to the Editor)
Author: Isaiah Ehrlich
Publication: Ebony Magazine
Page: 12
Publisher: Johnson Publications
City: Chicago
Date Published: January 01, 1957
Notes: Letter to the editor mentioning Greene and three other African-American female architects
Title: African-American architects: a biographical dictionary, 1865-1945
Author: Dreck Spurlock Wilson (ed.)
Publisher: Routledge
City: New York City
State: New York
Country: United States
Date Published: January 01, 2004
Title: Woman Architect's Services at Unity
Author: Obituary
Publication: New York Amsterdam News
Page: 4
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Date Published: September 07, 1957
Title: Beverly L. Greene
Publication: Jet
Page: 45
Publisher: Johnson Publications
City: Chicago
Country: United States
Date Published: September 05, 1957
Notes: Obituary
Title: Miss Beverly L. Greene
Publication: Chicago Daily Tribune
Page: Part 3, Page 15
City: Chicago
Country: United States
Date Published: August 26, 1957
Notes: Obituary