Vertner woodson tandy biography
Vertner Woodson Tandy (May 17, – November 7, ) was an American architect..
Born in Lexington, Kentucky on May 17, , Jewel Vertner Woodson Tandy was the son of Henry A. and Emma Brice Tandy.
Vertner Woodson Tandy
West Suburb in Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
1885 - 1949
Photographed by Ken Smith, September 1, 2012
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Vertner Woodson Tandy Marker
Vertner Woodson Tandy. Born in Lexington, son of Henry A. Tandy, respected African American contractor. Attended the Chandler School, Tuskegee Institute, Cornell Univ.
1st registered black architect in New York State, where he built landmark homes and buildings. A founder of Alpha Phi Alpha, the oldest African American Fraternity., Sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. , Alpha Beta Lambda Chapter, Lexington, Ky.
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Vertner Woodson Tandy was the foremost African American architect practicing in New York City during the first half of the twentieth century.1 His design.This historical marker was erected in 2009 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. It is in West Suburb in Lexington in Fayette County Kentucky
Born in Lexington, son of Henry A. Tandy, respected African American contractor.Attended the Chandler School, T