Morris Brown College
Morris Brown College is a private Methodist historically black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded January 5, 1881, Morris Brown is the first educational institution in Georgia to be owned and operated entirely by African Americans.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: College
- Description: historically Black college in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Also known as: “Morris Brown University”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Herndon Stadium and Herndon Home.
Herndon Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Alonzo Herndon Stadium, named for Alonzo Herndon, is an abandoned 15,011-seat stadium on the campus of Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Herndon Stadium is situated 400 feet northwest of Morris Brown College.
Herndon Home
Museum
Photo: GreaterPonce665, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Herndon Home 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… Herndon Home is situated 540 feet northeast of Morris Brown College.
State Farm Arena
Square
Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0.
State Farm Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. State Farm Arena is situated 3,700 feet east of Morris Brown College.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castleberry Hill and Hotel Row.
Castleberry Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: k1ng, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castleberry Hill is a historic arts district and southwest district of Downtown Atlanta. It is a federally recognized historic district since 1985 and became a City of Atlanta Landmark District in 2006.
Hotel Row
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hotel Row 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 South Downtown district of Atlanta.
South Downtown
Neighborhood
South Downtown is a historic neighborhood of Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. South Downtown is primarily home to city, county, state, and federal governmental offices, which prompted the city to adopt signage declaring the area "Government Walk."…
Morris Brown College
- Categories: historically black college or university, school, and education
- Location: Fulton, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.75511° or 33° 45′ 18″ northLongitude
-84.40834° or 84° 24′ 30″ westElevation
1,050 feet (320 metres)Open location code
865QQH4R+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 870590099OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Morris Brown College” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كلية موريس براون”
- German: “Morris Brown College”
- Japanese: “モリス・ブラウン大学”
- Persian: “کالج موریس براون”
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