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Alonzo Robinson, Jr.
Born	1923 City, State, U.S.
Died	March 5, 2000 (aged 76–77) City, State, U.S.
Occupation	Architect

Alonzo Robinson, Jr. (1923 – 2000), was Wisconsin’s first registered Black architect. His career spanned over four decades. He designed businesses, offices, churches, and other spaces in greater Milwaukee.

Notable projects he designed were the Kosciuszko Park Community Center, Mr. Perkins Restaurant at Atkinson Drive and North 20th St., and the downtown Milwaukee Fire Department headquarters at 7th and Wells, which was renamed in 2021 to honor him as designer of the building. Additionally, he designed the Central City Plaza, which was completed in 1973, and was the first Black-developed, Black-owned, and Black-operated mixed-use commercial development in Wisconsin. Robinson also served as architect of record for Mahalia Jackson’s Chicken System restaurant in Milwaukee, 1970.^[1][2][3]

The Milwaukee Fire Department Headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Biography

References

1. "UWM project will document the work of Wisconsin's first Black architect". February 12, 2024.
2. "Honoring Alonzo Exhibit".
3. "America's Black Holocaust Museum spotlights Wisconsin's first Black architect". October 20, 2026.

Bibliography

Category:1923 births Category:2000 deaths Category:20th-century African-American people Category:20th-century architects 

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