- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Prince Hall Masonic Lodge
- Publisher:
- Auburn Avenue; [#330; Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge; Masons], Box LBGPNS1, Envelope 92, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976, Special Collections Department & Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta.
- Date of Original:
- 1955-05-18
- Subject:
- Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Freemasonry--Lodges
Freemasonry--Georgia--Atlanta
African American freemasonry--Georgia--Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Radio stations--Georgia--Atlanta
Renaissance revival (Architecture)--Georgia--Atlanta
Automobiles--Georgia--Atlanta
Streets--Georgia--Atlanta
Electric lines--Poles and towers
Arches--Georgia--Atlanta
Historic buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- During the 1960s, the WERD radio station shared the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge on Auburn Avenue with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Photograph of the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge, located at 334 Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. This three-story Renaissance revival structure features six arched entryways on the bottom level. Masonic medallions adorn the space between the second and third story windows. The building, which attaches to other structures on each side, stands on a street corner. Automobiles are parked on the street. An electrical pole stands in the center of the image.
During the 1960s, the WERD radio station shared the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge on Auburn Avenue with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. WERD became the first radio station in America to be owned by an African American when Jesse B. Blayton, a professor at Atlanta University and a bank president, bought it in 1949 and hired his son, Jesse Blayton Jr., as station manager. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/werd/m-7889/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Special Collections Department & Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta
Special Collections & Archives, Georgia State University Library - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/werd
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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