Fountain Hall
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Stone Hall, Atlanta University | |
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Stone Hall in 1979 | |
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| Location | Morris Brown College campus, Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°45′16″N 84°24′31″W / 33.75444°N 84.40861°WCoordinates: 33°45′16″N 84°24′31″W / 33.75444°N 84.40861°W |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | No Style Listed |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 74000680 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 2, 1974[1] |
| Designated NHL | December 2, 1974[2] |
Stone Hall, of the former Atlanta University, also known as Fairchild Hall is a building in Atlanta, Georgia, currently on the campus of Morris Brown College. The sign above the door labels it Fountain Hall.
Completed in 1882, it was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.[2][3]
The building is named after Bishop William A. Fountain.[4]
Popular Culture
Fountain Hall served as the background as the mental mental hospital that Lloyd was admitted to in the movie Dumb and Dumber To.
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Stone Hall, Atlanta University". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ↑ James Sheire (August 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fairchild Hall / Atlanta University - Stone Hall" (pdf). National Park Service.
- ↑ "Fountain Hall". City of Atlanta Urban Design Commission. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. GA-1172, "Atlanta University, Stone Hall, Morris Brown College Campus, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA", 11 photos, 2 color transparencies, 2 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, supplemental material
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