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Benjamin F. McAdoo (October 29, 1920 – June 18, 1981) was an American architect mainly active in the Seattle area. Born in Pasadena, California, he was inspired to study architecture by a mechanical drawing class and the work of Paul R. Williams. After working as a draftsman for local architectural firms and the Corps of Engineers, he pursued his Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Washington. The first licensed Black architect in the state of Washington, his work featured a modernist aesthetic influenced by the Northwest Regional style. After designing a number of low-income houses and apartments throughout the 1950s, he was hired by the Agency for International Development to design modular houses in Jamaica. He returned to Seattle after a period of work in Washington, D.C., and pursued civic architectural commissions. Outside of work, he participated in the NAACP, hosted a weekly radio show on racial issues for several years, and unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Washington House of Representatives. (Full article...)

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Main editors: Generalissima
Promoted: 16 November 2024
Reasons for nomination: I think it would be nice to have an article on African-American history in February to mark Black History Month in the United States & Canada.
Support as nominator. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 07:31, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. QuicoleJR (talk) 19:04, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]