Albert L. West

His work is in Virginia and North Carolina and includes the Pasquotank County Courthouse (1883) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

He worked as an engineer and architect for the Confederacy during the American Civil War.

He wrote The Architect and Builder's Vade-Mecum and Book of Reference in 1871.

He became a fellow in the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) towards the end of his career and was the first native Virginian so honored.

His son William C. West (1870–1950) was also an architect.