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William
Augustus Hazel was born on September 12, 1854, in Wilmington, North Carolina, to free Black parents Margaret Ann Kellogg and Benjamin Gilette Hazel. His father had apprenticed with carpenter William Kellogg, another free Black person who later became his father-in law. After the marriage, the
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In the spring of 1887, he was denied accommodation at two hotels (the
Clarendon Hotel and Astoria Hotel) in Saint Paul based on his race; so he sued them based on the Minnesota Civil Rights Act of 1885. He won the high profiled lawsuit, which brought him more attention from the Black community. In
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Providence, Rhode Island. He was married in 1882 to Rosa Elizabeth Grosvenor Hazard at the Mathewson Street Methodist Church in Providence, Rhode Island. Hazel continued apprenticeship under architect Charles Dexter Gambrill, formerly of the firm of
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African Methodist Episcopal Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota; the records were not kept but it is known he worked specifically on the architectural design. In 1895, he had his first stained glass commission for a Catholic church newly built in
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of New York, which caused a local stir because was uncommon to see Black artists and designers in that city during that time period. He was invited to speak at local stained glass events in
Minnesota. The family moved to 1122 Raymond Avenue in the
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African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945
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African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865–1945
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Wilson, Dreck Spurlock (March 2004). "William Augustus Hazel".
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