POWER HISTORY
Many construction companies have come and died a natural death never to return! It’s an industry that demands caution and vigilance due to its cutthroat competition that makes it hard for companies to stay atop. Nonetheless, one construction and design firm has made its imprint on this industry permanent.
The History of the Oldest Minority Owned and Female Owned Construction Management Firm in America
C
heryl Mckissack Daniel heads the oldest African American-owned and female-run construction company in the country. It is a firm that her family built from the ground up and note, the construction industry is a maledominated industry and McKissack feels right at home!
him in 1890 to assist with architectural designs, drawings, and construction work. On the other hand, Calvin was educated at barrows School in Springfield, Massachusetts, and attended Fisk University in Nashville. Both brothers obtained architectural degrees through a correspondence course.
McKissack & Mckissack is a firm that specializes in architecture, engineering, program management, and construction and is based in Washington D.C. it is one of the oldest minority-owned companies in the united states.
NOTABLE PROJECTS BY THE COMPANY Between years 1895 and 1905, Moses was more involved in the construction of houses in Decatur, Alabama and Mount Pleasant, and Columbia, Tennessee. In the year 1905, his fame and recognition had grown well enough that he received a commission to build a new house for the dean of architecture and engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Soon after, he opened his first architectural office in Nashville which was followed by more jobs in design and building in the West End.
We can trace its root in Nashville Tennessee where it was founded in 1905 by Moses McKissack, the grandson of a slave brought to the united states from west Africa. Moses became known as a skilled carpenter during his time and teamed up with his brother Calvin McKissack to start the company. Moses entered the architectural field by working as an apprentice to a builder in Pulaski who hired 86 | MARCH 2022
Some of the notable projects by the firm
