A pamphlet promoting the Capital View Realty Co. (cropped) showing photo of John Lankford at upper left.

ID: 4016 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University Archives, Howard University, Washington DC

This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Employment - John Lankford, Architect: 1239 Girard Street NW

This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Employment - John Lankford, Architect: 1239 Girard Street NW

Civil Rights Tour: Employment - John Lankford, Architect: 1239 Girard Street NW

By DC Historic Preservation Office

John Anderson Lankford (1874-1946) broke barriers when he put his stamp on Washington’s built environment begining in the early 20th century. At the same time, he promoted racial progress through…