Pfaudler Lecture Series - A Legacy Deferred: The Architecture of Thomas W. Boyde, Jr.

Kate Eggers Comeau, Vice President for Policy and Preservation at Preservation League of New York State and Architect, Bero Architecture; Christopher Brandt, Architect, Bero Architecture; and Jeffrey A. Free Harris, Independent Historian and Historic Preservation Consultant

A trio of experts will shine a light on the achievements of Rochester's first Black architect, Thomas W. Boyde, Jr. who designed the historic Monroe Community Hospital and contributed to the art-deco Rundel Library together with 100 other buildings. Boyde's creations were collectively instrumental in shaping Rochester's growing metropolitan area in the mid-20th century, a time when the places Boyde helped create would not have welcomed him.