Louis H. Persley

Tribute to Louis H. Persley, who in 1920 became the first African American licensed by Georgia's architecture board and designed Athens's First A.M.E. Church as well as buildings at Tuskegee.

Louis H. Persley is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County, erected in 2006. It is one of 105 historical markers documented in Athens-Clarke County, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9605, -83.3791 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Presbyterian Church (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Dr. Moses Waddel, The Athens Double-Barrelled Cannon, and First Flight in Georgia.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.