Moses McKissack III | |
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Born | Gabriel Moses McKissack III 8 May 1879
Pulaski,
Giles County, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | 12 December 1952 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, U.S. |
Burial place | Mount Ararat Cemetery |
Education | Springfield College |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse | Miranda P. Winter |
Children | 6 |
Relatives |
Calvin Lunsford McKissack (brother) Cheryl McKissack Daniel (granddaughter) |
Moses McKissack III (1879–1952), was an American architect. [1] [2] [3] He had his own architecture firm McKissack Company from 1905 until 1922, [4] and was active in Tennessee and Alabama. In a partnership with his brother Calvin Lunsford McKissack, they founded the architecture firm McKissack & McKissack in 1922. [5] [6]
Gabriel Moses McKissack III was born on May 8, 1879, in Pulaski, Tennessee. [7] He had six brothers. [8] His father Gabriel Moses McKissack II, whom he shared his name with, was a carpenter and builder; and his mother was Dolly Ann (née Maxwell). [6] [7] [9]
His paternal grandfather Moses was from the Ashanti tribe (or Asante tribe, modern-day Ghana) and he was enslaved in 1790. [1] His grandfather was purchased by William McKissack, a white builder who taught him the building trade. [1] [10] His grandfather married Mirian (1804–1865), who was Cherokee, and together they had fourteen children. [8]
McKissack attended Pulaski Colored High School. [11] He apprenticed in construction drawings for 5 years under James Porter. [9] He also attended classes at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts and obtained architectural degrees through a correspondence course. [12] In 1896, McKissack had moved to prepared construction drawings for B. F. McGrew and Pitman & Peterson. [9]
From 1895 until 1905, McKissack built houses in Decatur, Alabama; Mount Pleasant, Tennessee; and Columbia, Tennessee. [5] Followed by a move to Nashville in 1905, in order to open his own architecture firm McKissack Company, initially located in the Napier Court Building. [5] [8] His first document client was Granberry Jackson Sr., the Dean of architecture and engineering at Vanderbilt University. [1] After in which he designed many other residences for faculty at Vanderbilt University. [1] The firm's first major project was design of the Fisk University Carnegie Library (1908). This is a two-story Classic Revival style building was constructed from brick with a stone columned porch, and features an interior light well; its cornerstone was laid in 1908 by William Howard Taft, then the U.S. Secretary of War. [7] [12] Major projects designed by Moses McKissack during the 1910s included the main campus building for the Turner Normal and Industrial School for Negroes (1912) in Shelbyville, Tennessee; dormitories for Roger Williams University in Nashville; and Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee. [1] By 1920, Moses McKissack had acquired design clients throughout Nashville.
In 1912, he married Miranda P. Winter, together they had six sons. [1] [13]
In 1921, after the state of Tennessee instituted a registration law for architects, the McKissack brothers became two of the first registered architects in the state. [7] In 1922, Calvin McKissack joined Moses and the brothers established the partnership of McKissack & McKissack.
In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed McKissack to the White House Conference on Housing Problems. [1] In 1942, McKissack & McKissack received a large U.S. federal government contract to build and design the 99th Pursuit Squadron ( Tuskegee Airmen) Air Base at Tuskegee, Alabama. [14] The Air Base contract was the largest federal contract ever awarded to an African American company, valued at approximately US $5.8 million, and it made national news. [1] [15] The brothers were each awarded the Spaulding Medal by the National Negro Business League in 1942, for outstanding business achievements. [15]
He died on December 12, 1952, in his home in Nashville. [13] [16] [17] His funeral service was held at the church he was a member, Caper Memorial Christian Church. [6]
The McKissack family helped build the city Nashville. [18] [19] The McKissack Park neighborhood, the McKissack Park, and McKissack Middle School, all of which are in Nashville were named in his honor. [6] [7] A number of McKissack buildings are listed as National Register of Historic Places by the United States National Park Service. [8] [19]
This article incorporates
public domain material from websites or documents of the
National Park Service.
Moses McKissack III | |
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Born | Gabriel Moses McKissack III 8 May 1879
Pulaski,
Giles County, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | 12 December 1952 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, U.S. |
Burial place | Mount Ararat Cemetery |
Education | Springfield College |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse | Miranda P. Winter |
Children | 6 |
Relatives |
Calvin Lunsford McKissack (brother) Cheryl McKissack Daniel (granddaughter) |
Moses McKissack III (1879–1952), was an American architect. [1] [2] [3] He had his own architecture firm McKissack Company from 1905 until 1922, [4] and was active in Tennessee and Alabama. In a partnership with his brother Calvin Lunsford McKissack, they founded the architecture firm McKissack & McKissack in 1922. [5] [6]
Gabriel Moses McKissack III was born on May 8, 1879, in Pulaski, Tennessee. [7] He had six brothers. [8] His father Gabriel Moses McKissack II, whom he shared his name with, was a carpenter and builder; and his mother was Dolly Ann (née Maxwell). [6] [7] [9]
His paternal grandfather Moses was from the Ashanti tribe (or Asante tribe, modern-day Ghana) and he was enslaved in 1790. [1] His grandfather was purchased by William McKissack, a white builder who taught him the building trade. [1] [10] His grandfather married Mirian (1804–1865), who was Cherokee, and together they had fourteen children. [8]
McKissack attended Pulaski Colored High School. [11] He apprenticed in construction drawings for 5 years under James Porter. [9] He also attended classes at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts and obtained architectural degrees through a correspondence course. [12] In 1896, McKissack had moved to prepared construction drawings for B. F. McGrew and Pitman & Peterson. [9]
From 1895 until 1905, McKissack built houses in Decatur, Alabama; Mount Pleasant, Tennessee; and Columbia, Tennessee. [5] Followed by a move to Nashville in 1905, in order to open his own architecture firm McKissack Company, initially located in the Napier Court Building. [5] [8] His first document client was Granberry Jackson Sr., the Dean of architecture and engineering at Vanderbilt University. [1] After in which he designed many other residences for faculty at Vanderbilt University. [1] The firm's first major project was design of the Fisk University Carnegie Library (1908). This is a two-story Classic Revival style building was constructed from brick with a stone columned porch, and features an interior light well; its cornerstone was laid in 1908 by William Howard Taft, then the U.S. Secretary of War. [7] [12] Major projects designed by Moses McKissack during the 1910s included the main campus building for the Turner Normal and Industrial School for Negroes (1912) in Shelbyville, Tennessee; dormitories for Roger Williams University in Nashville; and Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee. [1] By 1920, Moses McKissack had acquired design clients throughout Nashville.
In 1912, he married Miranda P. Winter, together they had six sons. [1] [13]
In 1921, after the state of Tennessee instituted a registration law for architects, the McKissack brothers became two of the first registered architects in the state. [7] In 1922, Calvin McKissack joined Moses and the brothers established the partnership of McKissack & McKissack.
In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed McKissack to the White House Conference on Housing Problems. [1] In 1942, McKissack & McKissack received a large U.S. federal government contract to build and design the 99th Pursuit Squadron ( Tuskegee Airmen) Air Base at Tuskegee, Alabama. [14] The Air Base contract was the largest federal contract ever awarded to an African American company, valued at approximately US $5.8 million, and it made national news. [1] [15] The brothers were each awarded the Spaulding Medal by the National Negro Business League in 1942, for outstanding business achievements. [15]
He died on December 12, 1952, in his home in Nashville. [13] [16] [17] His funeral service was held at the church he was a member, Caper Memorial Christian Church. [6]
The McKissack family helped build the city Nashville. [18] [19] The McKissack Park neighborhood, the McKissack Park, and McKissack Middle School, all of which are in Nashville were named in his honor. [6] [7] A number of McKissack buildings are listed as National Register of Historic Places by the United States National Park Service. [8] [19]
This article incorporates
public domain material from websites or documents of the
National Park Service.