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Odd Fellows Building & Auditorium, 228-250 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

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Odd Fellows Building & Auditorium, 228-250 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

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Summary

Significance: It constituted the first large-scale, black-owned, black-operated, multiple use complex in Atlanta. Built in 1911-13 for the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, the complex was the brainchild of Benjamin J. Davis, politician, newspaper publisher and principal organizer of the Odd Fellows. The 2 structures originally housed small shops, major black business offices, a 1300-seat auditorium and movie theater, fraternal order offices and lodge rooms, professional services, vocational schools, and a social club.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-59
Survey number: HABS GA-1170-B
Building/structure dates: 1911- 1913 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1939 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000631

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1913 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Davis, Benjamin Jefferson
Fulton Social Club
Edwards, William A
Pharrow, Robert
Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.)
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Library of Congress
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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

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