J. M. High1901 newspaper ad for the High dept. store
Madison was from Morgan County, Georgia. He started his first business in Madison, Georgia, forming the firm of High & Berney. He later moved to Atlanta for greater opportunity, where he partnered with E. D. Herring to open up a dry goods store at 40 Whitehall Street (now Peachtree St. SE).[1] A new store opened at 50 Whitehall in 1882.[2] In 1884 High bought out Herring and renamed the firm J. M. High & Co.[1]
In 1882 High married Harriet Harwell Wilson.
In 1887 High's department store opened a new location on the west side of Whitehall. By 1889 High was able to buy the southwest corner of Whitehall and Hunter (now King Blvd.) and erect a four-story brick building with an ornate interior for his department store.[1]
In 1906 High died.[1] but the store continued doing business.
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^ abcdWilliam J. Northen, John Temple Graves (eds.), Men of mark in Georgia, vol. 5
joseph, madison, high, 1855, 1906, founder, atlanta, department, store, high, company, wife, harriet, hattie, harwell, wilson, high, 1862, 1932, donated, family, mansion, peachtree, street, house, museum, that, grown, into, high, museum, atlanta, foremost, mus. Joseph Madison High 1855 1906 was the founder of Atlanta department store J M High Company His wife Harriet Hattie Harwell Wilson High 1862 1932 donated her family s mansion on Peachtree Street to house the museum that has grown into the High Museum of Art Atlanta s foremost art museum J M High1901 newspaper ad for the High dept storeMadison was from Morgan County Georgia He started his first business in Madison Georgia forming the firm of High amp Berney He later moved to Atlanta for greater opportunity where he partnered with E D Herring to open up a dry goods store at 40 Whitehall Street now Peachtree St SE 1 A new store opened at 50 Whitehall in 1882 2 In 1884 High bought out Herring and renamed the firm J M High amp Co 1 In 1882 High married Harriet Harwell Wilson In 1887 High s department store opened a new location on the west side of Whitehall By 1889 High was able to buy the southwest corner of Whitehall and Hunter now King Blvd and erect a four story brick building with an ornate interior for his department store 1 In 1906 High died 1 but the store continued doing business References edit a b c d William J Northen John Temple Graves eds Men of mark in Georgia vol 5 American cloak and suit review vol 16 p 155 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Madison High amp oldid 1146699525, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
