The Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium, located at 228—250 Auburn Avenue, N.E. in the Sweet Auburn Historic District of Atlanta, Georgia, are historic buildings built in 1912 and 1913, respectively, as the headquarters of the District Grand Lodge No. 18, Jurisdiction of Georgia, of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America. B.S. Ingram was District Grand Master and Dr. William F. Penn was chairman of the building committee. Renowned Atlanta-based architect William Augustus Edwards designed the buildings, while Robert E. Pharrow was the contractor and M.B. Morton was superintendent of construction.[3]Booker T. Washington dedicated the Odd Fellows Building in 1912.[4]
The Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium are closely linked with Benjamin Jefferson Davis, Sr. (1870–1945), Atlanta's most influential black journalist, who edited the Atlanta Independent, the official organ of District No. 18. He was District Grand Secretary and a member of the Building Committee when they were built.[4][5]
The Odd Fellows Building, called the Tower, is six stories high while the Auditorium next door, called the Annex, is two stories with an atrium that adds another two or three stories in height. Both are built of redbrick except for the first floor of the Tower which is stone. The Annex was used for many years as a movie house and was the only major venue in Atlanta where blacks could be seated on the main floor. In addition to providing meeting and office space for the Odd Fellows, the Tower provided office and store space for black-owned businesses and black professionals. Its flat roof was used for dances for many years.[3][4]
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fellows, building, auditorium, located, auburn, avenue, sweet, auburn, historic, district, atlanta, georgia, historic, buildings, built, 1912, 1913, respectively, headquarters, district, grand, lodge, jurisdiction, georgia, grand, united, order, fellows, ameri. The Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium located at 228 250 Auburn Avenue N E in the Sweet Auburn Historic District of Atlanta Georgia are historic buildings built in 1912 and 1913 respectively as the headquarters of the District Grand Lodge No 18 Jurisdiction of Georgia of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America B S Ingram was District Grand Master and Dr William F Penn was chairman of the building committee Renowned Atlanta based architect William Augustus Edwards designed the buildings while Robert E Pharrow was the contractor and M B Morton was superintendent of construction 3 Booker T Washington dedicated the Odd Fellows Building in 1912 4 Odd Fellows Building and AuditoriumU S National Register of Historic PlacesFront and side elevations 1979location with respect to Downtown AtlantaLocation228 250 Auburn Avenue NE Atlanta GeorgiaCoordinates33 45 20 N 84 22 46 W 33 75556 N 84 37944 W 33 75556 84 37944BuiltBuilding 1912 Auditorium 1913 2 ArchitectWilliam Augustus Edwards Robert E Pharrow builderArchitectural styleTudor Revival Other SkyscraperNRHP reference No 75000594 1 Added to NRHPMay 2 1975The Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium are closely linked with Benjamin Jefferson Davis Sr 1870 1945 Atlanta s most influential black journalist who edited the Atlanta Independent the official organ of District No 18 He was District Grand Secretary and a member of the Building Committee when they were built 4 5 The Odd Fellows Building called the Tower is six stories high while the Auditorium next door called the Annex is two stories with an atrium that adds another two or three stories in height Both are built of redbrick except for the first floor of the Tower which is stone The Annex was used for many years as a movie house and was the only major venue in Atlanta where blacks could be seated on the main floor In addition to providing meeting and office space for the Odd Fellows the Tower provided office and store space for black owned businesses and black professionals Its flat roof was used for dances for many years 3 4 On May 2 1975 both buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places See also EditHerndon Building formerly located across the street National Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County Georgia List of Odd Fellows buildings Odd Fellows Hall disambiguation References Edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 National Park Service MLK Historic Resource Study Auburn Avenue Development a b Waymark listing for Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium a b c Sweet Auburn Avenue article on Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium National Register listings for Fulton CountyExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium HABS Historic American Buildings Survey listing The Odd Fellows Buildings Atlanta History theoddfellowsbuildings com Black Fraternal Orders from ChickenBones A Journal for Literary amp Artistic African American Themes www nathanielturner com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium amp oldid 1074459740, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
