Louis H. Persley
Louis Hudson Persley | |
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| Born | c. 1888 Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | July 13, 1932 Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
| Burial place | Linwood Cemetery |
| Other names | Louis Hudison Persley, Lewis Persley, Louis Pursley, Leo Persley |
| Education | Lincoln University |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Institute of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | Architect, teacher |
| Years active | 1916–1932 |
Louis Hudson Persley (c.1888–1932), was an American architect. Persley became the first African American to register with the new Georgia State Board of Registered Architects on April 5, 1920. He was part of what was possibly the nation’s first black architecture firm, Taylor and Persley, a partnership founded in July 1920 with Robert Robinson Taylor. He had several spellings of his name including Louis Hudison Persley, Lewis H. Persley, and Louis Pursley.