▁where ▁he ▁completed ▁programs ▁in ▁wood work ▁and ▁architect ural - me chan ical ▁drawing ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁all - white ▁Dre x el ▁Institute ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁where ▁he ▁completed ▁the ▁five - year ▁architecture ▁and ▁mechanical ▁drawing ▁program ▁in ▁only ▁three ▁years , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁T usk eg ee ▁to ▁teach ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁Pitt mann ▁designed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁buildings ▁for ▁the ▁T usk eg ee ▁Institute , ▁including ▁Coll is ▁P . ▁Hun ting ton ▁Memorial ▁Building ▁( 1 9 0 0 – 0 5 ). ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁and ▁developed ▁his ▁own ▁successful ▁architect ural ▁practice , ▁receiving ▁many ▁important ▁comm issions . ▁He ▁developed ▁the ▁Fair mount ▁He ights ▁housing ▁development ▁for ▁black s ▁in ▁the ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Maryland . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁he ▁married ▁Port ia ▁Washington , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Book er ▁T . ▁Washington , ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁home ▁that ▁Pitt man ▁designed ▁in ▁Fair mount ▁He ights ▁is ▁a ▁notable ▁land mark . ▁Pitt man ▁won ▁a ▁federal ▁commission ▁for ▁the ▁Neg ro ▁Building ▁at ▁the ▁Ter cent enn ial ▁Ex position ▁at ▁Jam est own , ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁He ▁designed ▁the ▁Col ored ▁Car neg ie ▁Library ▁of ▁Houston , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3