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Black Enterprise February 1991

Title:
Issue of Black Enterprise featuring Norma Sklarek and Philip Freelon
Issued by:
Black Enterprise, American, founded 1970  Search this
Published by:
Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc., American, founded 1969  Search this
Subject of:
Norma Merrick Sklarek, American, 1926 - 2012  Search this
Philip G. Freelon, American, 1953 - 2019  Search this
Julian Francis Abele, American, 1881 - 1950  Search this
American Institute of Architects, American, founded 1857  Search this
Robert Traynham Coles, American, 1929 - 2020  Search this
Philip G. Freelon, American, 1953 - 2019  Search this
Donald Stull, American, born 1937  Search this
M. David Lee, American  Search this
Stull & Lee Incorporated, American, founded 1966  Search this
Frank Lloyd Wright, American, 1867 - 1959  Search this
National Architectural Accrediting Board, American, founded 1940  Search this
Harry L. Overstreet, American  Search this
Gerson/Overstreet Architects, American, founded 1972  Search this
Harry G. Robinson III, American, born 1942  Search this
Oscar Harris, American  Search this
Turner Associates Architects and Planners Incorporated, American, founded 1977  Search this
Robert Robinson Taylor, American, 1868 - 1942  Search this
Gabriel Moses McKissack, American, 1840 - 1922  Search this
McKissack & McKissack, American, founded 1905  Search this
Leatrice B. McKissack, American, born 1930  Search this
Fry and Welch Associates, P.C., American, founded 1954  Search this
Bryant Mitchell, PLLC, American  Search this
I. M. Pei, Chinese American, born 1917  Search this
John Louis Wilson Jr., American, 1899 - 1989  Search this
Freelon Group, American, 1990 - 2014  Search this
Williams-Russell and Johnson Inc., American, founded 1976  Search this
Jerde Partnership, American, founded 1977  Search this
Roberta Washington, American  Search this
Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP, American, 1936  Search this
Gruen Associates, American, founded 1946  Search this
Welton Becket and Associates, American, 1949 - 1987  Search this
Siegel-Sklarek-Diamond, American, founded 1985  Search this
O’Brien Atkins Associates, American, founded 1975  Search this
Roberta Washington Architects, American, founded 1983  Search this
daSILVA Architects PC, American, founded 1977  Search this
Russo and Sonders, American  Search this
Owned by:
Philip G. Freelon, American, 1953 - 2019  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 10 1/2 × 8 1/8 × 5/16 in. (26.7 × 20.6 × 0.8 cm)
Type:
periodicals
Place made:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
February 1991
Topic:
African American  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Business  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Philip G. Freelon
Object number:
TA2017.51.4.1.4.1
Restrictions & Rights:
© 1991 Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Archival Collections
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a8b3564a-55a9-412f-9483-c6caabc7252e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_TA2017.51.4.1.4.1
Online Media:

African American Architect Magazine of the National Organization of Minority Architects with article "The Freelon Group", 2005

Collection Creator:
Freelon, Philip G., 1953-2019  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The NMAAHC Archives can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
Collection Citation:
Philip G. Freelon Archival Collection, 1939-2017. National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution.
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Philip G. Freelon Architectural Archive
Philip G. Freelon Architectural Archive / Series 6: Periodicals and Publications, 1939-2017; undated / 2: Periodicals, 1989-2017; undated
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3a7f69678-8b47-47dc-aa03-2ab8d2383387
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-a2017-51-ref34

Architectural History of the the National Museum of African American History and Culture, 2012

Subject:
Freelon, Philip 1952-  Search this
Adjaye, David 1966-  Search this
Bunch, Lonnie G  Search this
Obama, Barack  Search this
Freelon, Adjaye, Bond, SmithGroup Architects  Search this
National Museum of African American History and Culture  Search this
Type:
Cultural expressionism
Corona
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Date:
2012-2016
Topic:
Museum architecture  Search this
Yoruba (African people)  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Yoruban art  Search this
Bronze  Search this
African Americans--History  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Architecture--Washington (D.C.)  Search this
African American art  Search this
Museums  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_14449

Brochure announcing the partnership Freelon/Bond Architects

Created by:
Freelon Bond, American, 2006 - 2008  Search this
Subject of:
Philip G. Freelon, American, 1953 - 2019  Search this
Freelon Group, American, 1990 - 2014  Search this
J. Max Bond Jr., American, 1935 - 2009  Search this
Davis Brody Bond, American, founded 1990  Search this
National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003  Search this
Owned by:
Philip G. Freelon, American, 1953 - 2019  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 4 × 9 1/4 in. (10.2 × 23.5 cm)
Type:
brochures
Place depicted:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2006
Topic:
African American  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Business  Search this
Museums  Search this
United States History  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Philip G. Freelon
Object number:
TA2017.51.2.1.2.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Archival Collections
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd570f065bc-bc0f-4d23-8cd6-3fb39093165c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_TA2017.51.2.1.2.1
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Online Media:

D.C. Neighborhood Libraries

Architect:
Adjaye Associates  Search this
Wiencek + Associates Architects + Planners  Search this
The Freelon Group  Search this
Davis Brody Bond  Search this
TEN Arquitectos  Search this
Bing Thom Architects  Search this
Perkins Eastman  Search this
Mecanoo  Search this
Martinez + Johnson Architecture  Search this
HMA2  Search this
CORE  Search this
BELL Architects  Search this
Vines Architectur  Search this
Franck & Lohsen Architects  Search this
Hord Coplan Macht  Search this
Moody Nolan  Search this
Client:
District of Columbia Public Library  Search this
Type:
Exhibitions
Project
Object Name:
Project
Made in:
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Date:
2009–20 (anticipated)
Accession Number:
USA.009
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Exhibitions Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4450bf304-c664-4d80-98a1-fa9102514cf8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_USA.009
Online Media:

Directory of African American Architects...by the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Collection Creator:
Sklarek, Norma Merrick, 1926-2012  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1991
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The NMAAHC Archives can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
Collection Citation:
Norma Merrick Sklarek Archival Collection, 1944-2008. National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Norma Merrick Sklarek Archival Collection
Norma Merrick Sklarek Archival Collection / Series 4: Professional Ephemera and Business Records, 1969-2002; undated
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3a224e5cb-e865-4ce0-930a-560b001dd01d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-a2018-23-ref35
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LP "The Freelon Group: National Center for Rhythm and Blues", 2007

Collection Creator:
Freelon, Philip G., 1953-2019  Search this
Container:
Box 6
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The NMAAHC Archives can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
Collection Citation:
Philip G. Freelon Archival Collection, 1939-2017. National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Philip G. Freelon Architectural Archive
Philip G. Freelon Architectural Archive / Series 4: Ephemera, 1990-2013; undated
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3cdc9f29d-4675-4e70-9c79-bb93d74ba843
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-a2017-51-ref63

National Museum of African American History and Culture Architect Named

Subject:
Bunch, Lonnie G  Search this
Freelon, Philip 1952-  Search this
Adjaye, David 1966-  Search this
Bond, J. Max Jr  Search this
National Museum of African American History and Culture  Search this
National Capital Planning Commission  Search this
United States Advisory Council on Historic Preservation  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)  Search this
United States. National Park Service  Search this
Commission on Fine Arts  Search this
Freelon, Adjaye, Bond, SmithGroup Architects  Search this
National Coalition to Save Our Mall  Search this
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
April 14, 2009
Topic:
Architecture  Search this
Museum architecture  Search this
Architecture--Drawings and plans  Search this
Architecture--Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Museum buildings  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_11987

North Carolina: The Voice of North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry with article "The Freelon Group", 1991

Collection Creator:
Freelon, Philip G., 1953-2019  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The NMAAHC Archives can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
Collection Citation:
Philip G. Freelon Archival Collection, 1939-2017. National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Philip G. Freelon Architectural Archive
Philip G. Freelon Architectural Archive / Series 6: Periodicals and Publications, 1939-2017; undated / 2: Periodicals, 1989-2017; undated
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io35131431b-1086-456c-bc7a-ff201f11cce0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-a2017-51-ref33

Philip G. Freelon Architectural Archive

Creator:
Freelon, Philip G., 1953-2019  Search this
Names:
American Institute of Architects  Search this
Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup  Search this
Freelon Bond Architects  Search this
Freelon Group  Search this
Hampton University (Va.)  Search this
Harvard University  Search this
Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Search this
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. School of Architecture  Search this
National Museum of African American History and Culture  Search this
National Organization of Minority Architects (U.S.)  Search this
North Carolina Board of Architecture  Search this
NorthStar Church of the Arts  Search this
PPG Industries, Inc.  Search this
Perkins & Will  Search this
Adjaye, David, 1966-  Search this
Bond, J. Max, Jr.  Search this
Freelon, Allan Randall, 1895-1960  Search this
Extent:
5.1 Cubic feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Place:
North Carolina -- United States
United States of America -- North Carolina -- Durham County -- Durham
United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Suffolk County -- Boston
United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia County -- Philadelphia
United States of America -- New York -- New York
Date:
bulk 1939-2017
Scope and Contents:
The Philip G. Freelon Architectural Archival Collection documents the life and career of architect, educator, cultural heritage preservation advocate and artist Philip G. Freelon. The collection highlights his distinguished career from its inception to his role as the "architect of record" for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Freelon was one of the leading African American architects of his generation and he created a focus designing and constructing buildings that paid reverence to African Americans and other underrepresented communities. This collection is comprised of business records, photographic materials, ephemera, correspondence, architectural drawings, and clippings.
Arrangement:
The materials in this collection have been separated into seven series. The materials have been ordered and organized based on the content and chronology. Within each series and sub-series, the folders are organized as close to the collection's original order as when it was acquired.
Biographical / Historical:
Philip Goodwin Freelon was born March 26, 1953, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Allan Freelon, Jr. and Elizabeth Neal Freelon. Freelon was greatly influenced by his grandfather, Allan Freelon Sr., a notable Harlem Renaissance visual artist, educator, and civil rights activist. His grandfather's values and artistry inspired him to create a career that focused on creating historical and cultural spaces in African American communities. Freelon attended high school at the former predominantly white elite all-boys school, Central High School located in upper North Philadelphia from 1967 to 1971. His attendance at this school during of the Civil Rights Movement afforded him the unique experience that inspired him to attend a historically Black college (HBCU). Freelon selected Hampton Institute (Hampton University) to develop his veneration of the composition and design of the buildings that held cultural and artistic treasures. Located in the Tidewater area of Virginia, Hampton was renowned among HBCUs for its architecture program. His professor and mentor at Hampton, John Spencer, pushed Freelon academically as he moved easily through the school's curriculum. After two years at Hampton, Spencer helped Freelon transition to a more challenging program at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh, North Carolina. Freelon graduated in 1975 with a bachelor's in environmental design in architecture.

Later in the fall of 1975, Freelon enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to pursue a master's in architecture. During the summers, Freelon worked with one of former his NC State professors at the architectural firm of John D. Latimer and Associates. After graduating from MIT in 1977, Freelon returned to North Carolina to take his Architecture Registration Examination (ARE), becoming the firm's youngest person to receive licensure. He also began teaching classes at his alma mater, NC State. It was there that Freelon met his future wife, Nnenna Pierce. Pierce, a Massachusetts native was attending Simmons College in Boston at the time. The connection was immediate, and the pair was married in 1979 and welcomed their first son, Deen in 1980. After a brief employment for a large Texas firm 3/D International, Freelon returned to Durham to join O'Brien Atkins Associates. He was the firm's youngest partner, eventually serving as principal and vice president of architecture. Freelon worked on a wide variety of projects throughout the state including learning centers, university buildings, churches, and parking garages. Along with Freelon's budding career, his family was expanding as well. Phil and Nnenna welcomed their daughter Maya in 1982 and their son, Pierce in 1983. During this time, Freelon was being highly recognized for his work. The American of Institute of Architects (AIA) awarded him the Honor Award for his design of Terminal 2 of the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, which has since been rebuilt.

By the end of the decade, Freelon and his wife Nnenna needed a change of pace. Nnenna pursued a professional career in music while Phil took a break from his career to expand his skillset and reinforce his intellectual approach to design. In 1989, Freelon was granted the Loeb Fellowship for one year of independent study at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He also pursued a longtime hobby of furniture design, calling the practice "small architecture". He received industry awards like first prize in the PPG Industries, Inc. Furniture Design Competition as well as AIA Honor Award for conference table designs. With a year away from the field to clarify his vision, Freelon opened his own firm, simply titled, the Freelon Group in 1990. Beginning as a one-man operation, the Freelon Group grew to become one of the largest African American owned architectural firms in the country with over 50 employees, forty percent of which were women, and thirty percent were people of color. With freedom within his own firm, Freelon focused on designing learning centers, libraries and museums and vowed to never build anything that did not bring cultural and intellectual value to a community.

Over the next twenty years, Freelon would assert himself as a force in designing notable cultural institutions and community-driven projects in and around the country including the Sonja Haynes Stone Center at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC), Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture (Baltimore, MD), Museum of African Diaspora (San Francisco, CA), Harvey B. Gantt for African American Arts and Culture (Charlotte, NC), the Anacostia and Tenley-Friendship branches of the District of Columbia Public Library , National Center for Civil Rights and Human Rights (Atlanta, GA), Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (Jackson, MS) and Emancipation Park (Houston, TX). Alongside his architectural career, Freelon served as a lecturer and adjunct professor at several colleges and universities including North Carolina State University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Maryland College Park, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Syracuse University, and the Florence, Italy program at Kent State University. Freelon was awarded a full-time appointment as professor of Professional Practice at MIT in 2008. The Professional Practice (4.222) course was a requirement for the master's in architecture and he used examples from his extensive career and personal experience to illustrate legal, ethical, and management concepts. Nnenna's music career was also thriving. She would go on to record twelve albums and be nominated for six Grammys. This fusion of education, the arts, and music inspired another generation of Freelons: their son, Pierce Freelon is a hip-hop artist, educator, and political activist; daughter Maya Freelon is a visual artist; and son Deen Freelon is a professor.

In 2001, George W. Bush established a commission to create a new museum on the National Mall. Freelon wanted to enter his firm to participate in the international design competition. Freelon would partner with famed African American New York City architect, J. Max Bond, Jr. and by 2006 the two officially formed the Freelon Bond Architects.The Freelon Bond group submitted their proposal and soon after were elected to create programming and pre-design work for the museum. When the official design competition for the museum was announced in 2008, UK-based architect David Adjaye joined the team as the lead designer, and along with the partnering firm SmithGroup, the new architectural team became Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup. The three black architects combined a variety of distinctive elements from Africa and the Americas to create the building's unique, historically significant design. The Freelon Group served as the "architect of record" and were responsible for ensuring that key design ideas were upheld. Freelon and key firm members such as Zena Howard were active as on-site project managers during the museum's construction process to certify that the building would be developed according to plan. Freelon, Adjaye, and Bond were tasked with taking the collective history of the African American experience-- generations of pain, triumph, and perseverance-- and forming it into a structure. The team looked to African sources, such as Yoruban architecture, for inspiration. They sought to connect the building's design to the geographic and cultural roots of African Americans. Their design choices also reference the contributions of enslaved and free black metalworkers made to the landscape of the American South. Their goal was to make the museum an extension of its contents, and an expression of the stories told inside. By the groundbreaking for NMAAHC in 2012, Freelon had been appointed to the U.S. Commission of the Fine Arts by President Barack Obama. In an effort to broaden his resources and expand his firm, The Freelon Group merged with Perkins & Will, a firm originating in Chicago that grew to have offices across the United States. Freelon was appointed the managing director and later lead design director at the firm's North Carolina offices in Charlotte and Durham in 2014. By the next year, Freelon understood that his work in architecture and education was a necessary voice to preserve, which he did through donation of the bulk of his personal papers to his alma mater, NC State University. The year 2016 proved to be a year of triumph for Freelon as NMAAHC opened its doors on September 24th to much jubilation and celebration. That same year, Freelon's legacy was further cemented as the Phil Freelon Fellowship Fund was established at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, a fellowship designed to broaden opportunities for African Americans and other underrepresented communities in architecture and design.

Unfortunately, this triumphant year was met with difficulty as Freelon was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive disease that affects the nervous system. He would continue to work and lecture for the next two years until it became too challenging. One of those projects was the renovation and opening of The NorthStar Church of the Arts in early 2019. A passion project with his wife and son, Pierce, a former church was renovated and repurposed as an arts and cultural space for all. This space was created in an effort to support the Durham cultural community as it began to feel the effects of gentrification. When Freelon lost his battle with ALS on July 9, 2019, in his home in Durham, North Carolina, the family requested that in lieu of flowers that donations be sent to the NorthStar Church to continue the center's mission and Phil's dream to give back to the Durham community.

Historical Timeline

1953 -- Philip Goodwin Freelon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Allan Freelon Jr. and Elizabeth Neal Freelon.

1971 -- Freelon graduated from Central High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and entered School of Architecture, Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia as a design student.

1973 -- Freelon transferred to College of Design at the North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

1975 -- Graduated with a Bachelor's in Environmental Design in Architecture from NC State University. He received the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Book Award for Outstanding Work in Architectural Design. In the fall, he began his master's program in architecture at MIT.

1976 -- Began working as aide for architectural firm, John D. Latimer and Associates.

1977 -- Graduated with a Master's in Architecture and Design from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT.)

1978 -- Freelon became youngest architect to pass the North Carolina Architecture Registration Exam. Freelon started teaching at North Carolina State University.

1979 -- Married Chinyere "Nnenna" Pierce. Freelon began working for, 3/D International in Houston, Texas.

1980 -- Son Deen Freelon was born.

1981 -- Freelon returned to Durham, NC to join O'Brien Atkins Associates as the firm's youngest partner.

1982 -- Daughter Maya Freelon was born.

1983 -- Son Pierce Freelon was born.

1989-1990 -- Received Loeb Fellowship for independent study at Harvard University. Freelon received AIA Honor Award for American Airlines Terminal 2 at Raleigh-Durham Airport, NC (RDU).

1990 -- Freelon left O'Brien Atkins Associates to open his own firm The Freelon Group.

1991 -- Won first prize in the PPG Furniture Design Competition.

1992 -- Won the AIA Honor Award for Conference Table Designs.

2001 -- Won the AIA Firm Award for The Freelon Group and the AIA Design Award for Parking Structure, RDU Airport. Began attending meetings of President George W. Bush's commission on new National Mall museum dedicated to African American history and culture.

2003 -- Freelon merged his firm with New York architect Max Bond to create Freelon Bond Architects.

2004 -- Sonja Haynes Stone Center at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) was completed.

2005 -- Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture (Baltimore, MD) and Museum of African Diaspora (San Francisco, CA) were both completed.

2008 -- UK-based architect David Adjaye and Washington, DC based architecture firm, Smithgroup joined the team, creating the Freelon Adjaye Bond Group/SmithGroup Freelon began teaching at MIT's school of Architecture and Design.

2009 -- Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smithgroup won the official design for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Harvey B. Gantt for African American Arts and Culture (Charlotte, NC) was completed.

2010 -- Anacostia branch of the District of Columbia Public Library (Washington, DC) was completed.

2011 -- Tenley-Friendship branch of the District of Columbia Public Library (Washington, DC) was completed.

2012 -- Construction began on NMAAHC.

2014 -- The Freelon Group merged with Perkins & Will, a much larger architectural firm. Freelon became managing director and lead design director of the North Carolina branches in Durham and Charlotte. National Center for Civil Rights and Human Rights (Atlanta, GA) was completed.

2016 -- Freelon was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

2017 -- Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (Jackson, MS) and Emancipation Park (Houston, TX) were completed.

2019 -- Freelon died in his home in Durham, North Carolina at age 66 on July 9.
Related Materials:
Phil Freelon Papers, 1975-2019 at North Carolina State University Libraries.
Provenance:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Philip G. Freelon.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.
Rights:
The NMAAHC Archives can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
Topic:
Architecture  Search this
Business  Search this
Construction  Search this
Entrepreneurship  Search this
Local and Regional  Search this
Design  Search this
Education  Search this
Photographs  Search this
Museums  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence
Citation:
Philip G. Freelon Archival Collection, 1939-2017. National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAAHC.A2017.51
See more items in:
Philip G. Freelon Architectural Archive
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3ba3ca2a2-5495-45cf-801c-f3d66a7002fd
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmaahc-a2017-51

Photographic print of Philip Freelon with staff of The Freelon Group

Photograph by:
Philip G. Freelon, American, 1953 - 2019  Search this
Subject of:
Philip G. Freelon, American, 1953 - 2019  Search this
Freelon Group, American, 1990 - 2014  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Owned by:
Philip G. Freelon, American, 1953 - 2019  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 5 × 8 in. (12.7 × 20.3 cm)
H x W (Image): 4 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (11.4 × 16.5 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place depicted:
North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1991
Topic:
African American  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Business  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Philip G. Freelon
Object number:
TA2017.51.3.1.3.3
Restrictions & Rights:
© Philip G. Freelon
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Archival Collections
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e5dca1a7-b274-4b56-ba97-d9bdaa562287
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_TA2017.51.3.1.3.3
Online Media:

Photographic print of Philip G. Freelon

Photograph by:
Philip G. Freelon, American, 1953 - 2019  Search this
Subject of:
Philip G. Freelon, American, 1953 - 2019  Search this
Owned by:
Philip G. Freelon, American, 1953 - 2019  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 5 × 8 in. (12.7 × 20.3 cm)
H x W (Image): 4 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (11.4 × 16.5 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place depicted:
Durham, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1990
Topic:
African American  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Business  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Philip G. Freelon
Object number:
TA2017.51.3.1.3.2
Restrictions & Rights:
© Philip G. Freelon
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Archival Collections
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5808b6f21-2dcf-45f3-bfec-c62b26fff44e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_TA2017.51.3.1.3.2
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Photographs, 1998; undated

Collection Creator:
Freelon, Philip G., 1953-2019  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Materials in this series include images of Phil Freelons in various work environments including the Freelon Group offices, museum and galleries. Also included are construction photographs during the building of NMAAHC. He is featured with his work associates and his children, Pierce, Deen and Maya.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The NMAAHC Archives can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
Collection Citation:
Philip G. Freelon Archival Collection, 1939-2017. National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAAHC.A2017.51, Series 2
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Philip G. Freelon Architectural Archive
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io318d845e2-f4f5-4cf0-b9e8-227ec4e1565a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-a2017-51-ref2

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