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Romulus Cornelius Archer Jr. (March 11, 1890 – November 29, 1968) was an American
Selected works include:
* Mount Zion Baptist Church (Arlington, Virginia) (1944).
* Saint Paul African Union Methodist Church (1924), Washington, D.C., which is listed on the
architect
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. An African American
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, he is credited with designing Virginia University of Lynchburg
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(originally Lynchburg Baptist Seminary) in Lynchburg, Virginia
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and Saint Paul African Union Methodist Church in Washington D.C.
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Both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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.
He was born in Norfolk, Virginia
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. His father was Romulus Cornelius Archer and his mother Mary Poindexter Archer. He married teacher and civil rights
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leader Louise Archer
Louise A. Reeves Archer (October 23, 1893 – April 1, 1948) was an American teacher and activist who fought to educate African Americans during the 1930s and 1940s. During this time, racial barriers limited a black student's access to educati ...
in 1915.
Architect James Alonzo Plater began his career working for Archer from 1934 until 1936 before moving to Philadelphia. Architect John B. Holloway Jr. (1913-1983) worked for him briefly circa 1938. Holloway and Archer both designed residences in Eastland Gardens. Archer was featured in '' Jet'' with a photograph after he won a merit award from the Washington Board of Trade.
Archer's work included residences, commercial buildings, apartment buildings and churches in the northeast Brookland neighborhood of Washington D.C.
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery
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Works
Selected works include:
* Mount Zion Baptist Church (Arlington, Virginia) (1944).
* Saint Paul African Union Methodist Church (1924), Washington, D.C., which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
*Virginia University of Lynchburg
Virginia University of Lynchburg (VUL) is a private university, private Historically black colleges and universities, historically black Christianity, Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia. VUL offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctora ...
References
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