Wesley Henderson

Henderson has been the principal of his namesake practice located in Dallas, Texas since 2003.

Henderson became a registered architect in Texas in 1981. He taught at Prairie View A&M University as Assistant Professor of Architecture from 1976 to 1978 and as associate professor from 1983 to 1986. He also taught at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, and Florida A&M University.

Henderson received both his Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Design with a minor in History (1974) and his Master of Architecture degree (1976) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D in Architectural History from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1992. His dissertation, “Two Case Studies of African-American Architects' Careers in Los Angeles, 1890-1945” maps the careers of two Los-Angeles based architects, Paul Revere Williams and James Garrott, looking beyond their projects to analyze their careers and their connection with the African American community. In doing so, Henderson gives primary focus to the role of racial identity in the architectural career path and in subsequent success.

Wesley Howard Henderson (born September 22, 1951, in Troy, Ohio) is an architect, educator, and historian. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and is currently Assistant Professor at the Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science at Tuskegee University. Particularly notable is Henderson's work and dissertation on Paul Revere Williams, celebrated as the most in-depth examinations of the career of Williams, a prominent and celebrated African American architect.