Fountain Hall

Fountain Hall, formerly Fairchild Hall and Stone Hall, is a historic academic building on the grounds of 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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: College building
  • Description: historic building at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  • Also known as: “Fairchild Hall” and “Stone Hall”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Herndon Stadium and Herndon Home.

Stadium
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Alonzo , named for Alonzo Herndon, is an abandoned 15,011-seat stadium near the campus of in , , . is situated 620 feet north of Fountain Hall.

Museum
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The is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 587 University Place NW, in Atlanta, Georgia. An elegant Classical Revival mansion with Beaux Arts influences, it was the home of Alonzo Franklin Herndon, a rags-to-riches success… is situated 770 feet northeast of Fountain Hall.

Square
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is an indoor arena located in , Georgia, United States. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. is situated 3,900 feet east of Fountain Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castleberry Hill and Hotel Row.

Neighborhood
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is a historic arts district and southwest district of . It is a federally recognized historic district since 1985 and became a City of Atlanta Landmark District in 2006.

Neighborhood
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is both a National Register and locally listed historic district consisting of one block of early 20th-century commercial buildings, three to four stories high, located on Mitchell Street west of Forsyth Street in the district of .

Neighborhood
is a historic neighborhood of , United States. The neighborhood was passed over during the redevelopment boom of the 1960s and 1970s that resulted in the demolition of much of Downtown's architecturally significant buildings, leaving many structures from the 1950's and earlier that retained their original facades and historic structural integrity.

Fountain Hall

Latitude
33.75442° or 33° 45′ 16″ north
Longitude
-84.40871° or 84° 24′ 31″ west
Elevation
1,053 feet (321 metres)
Open location code
865QQH3R+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 270884170
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­college
Geo­Names ID
4195944
Wiki­data ID
Q5474723
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