National Historic Landmark · Atlanta, Georgia

Stone Hall, Atlanta University

United States historic place in Atlanta, Georgia. Built 1882 by G. L. Norrman. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1882Listed 1974High Victorian GothicG. L. Norrman
2015-05-15 Morris Brown College Fountain Hall 12015-05-15 Morris Brown College Fountain Hall 22015-05-15 Morris Brown College Fountain Hall 32015-05-15 Morris Brown College Fountain Hall 4
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What it is

Wikipedia · Fountain Hall

Fountain Hall, formerly Fairchild Hall and Stone Hall, is a historic academic building on the grounds of Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia. Built in 1882, it is the oldest surviving building originally associated with Atlanta University—now Clark Atlanta University—which is the first of all historically black colleges and universities in the American South founded September 19, 1865. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974. It is now named after Bishop William A. Fountain.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressMorris-Brown College campus, Atlanta, GA
CountyFulton County
ListedDec 2, 1974
Reference number74000680
Built1882
ArchitectG. L. Norrman
Type of placehistoric building
StyleHigh Victorian Gothic
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressMorris-Brown College campus, Atlanta, GA
Coordinates33.75437, -84.40871 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitMartin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park · 2 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyPayne Campground-Allatoona Lake 27 mi · Galt'S Ferry Day Use Area (Ga) 29 mi · Victoria Campground 30 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74000680. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.