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Herndon & Atlanta Life Building, 229-243 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
Summary
Significance: It was for years a major black office complex in Atlanta. It was named for its owner, Alonzo F. Herndon, who was born a slave, founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Company and ultimately amassed a personal fortune from real estate and business investments. The structure originally housed retail shops, medical and dental offices, the headquarters for the Atlanta Urban League, the Atlanta School of Social Work, and a 34-room hotel...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-53,FN-54,FN-55, FN-56,FN-57,FN-58
Survey number: HABS GA-1170-A
Building/structure dates: 1923-1924 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000631
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Date
1924 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Herndon, Alonzo
Neighborhood Union
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
atlanta, 33.75552, -84.37967
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
