Presented by the Buildings Worth Saving
Committee of the Atlanta Preservation Center:

2007 List of Endangered Buildings:

Morris Brown College historic buildings, 1869-1899
Address: 643 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., SW
Owner/Contact: Morris Brown College, 404-739-1010
Threat: Uncertain future because of financial problems at Morris Brown College

The oldest individual campus in the Atlanta University complex has belonged to Morris Brown College since 1932. All of these structures were built in the 19th century:
Fountain Hall is one of the few remaining buildings designed by Atlanta architect Gottfried L. Norrman. Opened in 1892, the Romanesque Revival building served as an administration building. It is designated a National Historic Landmark and an Atlanta Landmark Building.
Furber Cottage, a neo-Georgian two-story structure, was built in 1899 as a model home for economics classes. It is a contributing structure in the Atlanta University Center District listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Gaines Hall is the oldest university building on the Atlanta campus. “Constructed in 1869, the Italianate building was designed by William H. Parkins, the first architect to practice after the Civil War. It is a contributing structure in the Atlanta University Center District listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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