Fountain Hall ATL

08/21/2020

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08/21/2020

Morris Brown College "Divine Nine” (D9) Fraternities & Sororities Support Restoration Project Kickoff Today at 11am!

Morris Brown College "Divine Nine” (D9) Greek-letter fraternities and sororities continue to support the historic HBCU located at the highest elevation in the City of Atlanta.

Join alumni at-large (virtually) today for the kickoff event to restore Fountain Hall, the oldest and most historic building on the campus of one of Georgia's oldest HBCUs.

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08/21/2020

It’s our big day! Join us here. Share and support! Here’s a little info why, but our launch will tell you more.

From its construction in 1882 until 1929, Fountain (Stone) Hall primarily functioned as the administration building for Atlanta University, though it contained a chapel, library, recitation rooms, and laboratories during various times in its history. It served in a similar capacity for Morris Brown College for many years. Currently, the structure contains offices, including that of renowned scholar Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois, a chapel, art studios, and a gallery.

With recent momentum and attention, the time for action is now.

Help us to preserve and restore this important legacy.

08/21/2020

Here’s the program order for today’s launch. We look forward to you joining us at this historic event. Your support by attending will be appreciated. Please share to friends, colleagues, historians, educators.

08/21/2020

LIVESTREAM HERE TODAY @ 11am. Support the legendary Fountain (Stone) Hall by sharing this post and asking friends to join us live! 102.6 The Situation

Morris Brown College is on a comeback, and the ‘hard reset’ starts with our iconic Fountain (Stone) Hall. We want to share our excitement about the future and this first step in the historic preservation of this National Landmark Building with you virtually, live-streamed on the Fountain Hall ATL page

On Friday, August 21, 2020 we will kick off the “Crowning of Fountain (Stone) Hall” at Morris Brown College. This event is just the beginning of the restoration and preservation of Fountain Hall and the site of Dr. Du Bois’ Atlanta University office, where the ‘Souls of Black Folk’ (1903) was penned.

Built in 1882, Fountain (Stone) Hall is a landmark of Atlanta, Georgia on the campus of Morris Brown College, housing the classrooms and office of Dr. W.E.B. DuBois, the chapel, art studios, and gallery.

The Atlanta Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) announces the event this Friday to kick off the initial construction activities for the Fountain Hall Roof Replacement Project. The first of two $500,000 African American Civil Rights grants from National Park Service will be used to replace the roof and preserve the clock tower as the first phase of the historic preservation plan for the “Crown Gemstone” of Atlanta’s Diamond Hill. The preservation goals are to modernize interior spaces and to restore both the historic spaces as well as the connection between Morris Brown College and Atlanta to Dr. DuBois’ legacy of human and civil rights and global economic and social justice impact.

We hope you will become a ‘Pacesetter’ and financially support the preservation of one of Atlanta’s crown jewels. Help restore a landmark on the campus of Morris Brown College and ensure that Fountain Hall is around for generations to come.

For more information, visit: http://www.fountainhallatl.org

08/21/2020

In 2019, the Atlanta chapter of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History started a "Friends of Fountain" financial campaign to stabilize and preserve Fountain Hall, with the intention of eventually renovating the space as "an academic building and Civil Rights interpretive gallery.”
On Friday, August 21, 2020 @ 11am, we celebrate the launch of their efforts. Please join us livestream and share this post and watch our video above.

08/20/2020

Fountain Hall, formerly Fairchild Hall and Stone Hall, is a historic academic building on the grounds of Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia. Built in 1882, it is the oldest surviving building originally associated with Atlanta University, one of the first historically black colleges and universities in the American South. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974. It is now named after Bishop William A. Fountain. (Wikipedia)
Join us livestream on Friday, August 21 @ 11am at our restoration and preservation launch. Share this page and be here on Friday to show your support.

08/20/2020

Morris Brown College alumni & Atlanta Branch of ASALH are asking for your help.

Morris Brown College is a private Christian and historically black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. Erected in 1882 on the crest of Diamond Hill, the highest elevation in the City of Atlanta, the historic college is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

In 2019, the college announced a renewed strategy to secure accreditation after 20-years of reorganizing its financial and academic platforms.

In collaboration with the Atlanta Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), Morris Brown College is partnering with the National Park Services and National Trust for Historic Preservation to restore Fountain Hall.

With the help of alumni, Friends of Morris Brown and HBCU supporters at large, the historic college looks forward to utilizing the iconic structure as an academic building and Civil Rights interpretive gallery.

Morris Brown College is a private Christian and historically black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. Erected in 1882 on the crest of Diamond Hill, th...

08/20/2020

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By Keisha J Kelley 8/19/2020 HBCU/Morris Brown College/Fountain Hall Friday. August 21, 2020 promises to be a memorable day for alumni, staff, and everyone who has ever walked the grounds of Morris Brown College. At 11 a.m., the Atlanta Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Lif...

08/20/2020

One of the State of Georgia’s oldest HBCU’s, unlike the other 100 remaining institutions started by prescient thinking white individuals and families, Morris Brown College was started in 1881 by African-American's for African-American’s. We need your support so ‘click share’ and share this historic news with your family and friends.