{"nrhp_refnum":"74000680","name":"Stone Hall, Atlanta University","other_names":["Fairchild Hall"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Morris-Brown College campus","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.75436897800006,"lon":-84.40871394599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-12-02","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1974-12-02","areas_of_significance":["Black","Education"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Stone Hall, later renamed Fairchild Hall, is a large three-and-a-half story brick building completed in 1882 on the original Atlanta University campus, now part of Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia.","why_significant":"The nomination ties the building to Atlanta University's role in black education in the 19th and early 20th centuries, when it was one of few Southern schools offering black Americans a quality academic education. It cites the school's leaders and faculty, including Edmund Asa Ware, John Hope and W. E. B. DuBois. It also notes the 1929 affiliation with Morehouse and Spelman that made the university exclusively a graduate school. The building itself is described as having no major architectural significance.","narrative":"Completed in 1882, Stone Hall is a large three-and-a-half story brick building on the original Atlanta University campus in Atlanta, Georgia. Until 1929 it served as the university's administration building and also held classrooms and meeting rooms. When Atlanta University joined Morehouse and Spelman colleges in an affiliation that year, it leased many of its old buildings to Morris Brown College, which renamed this one Fairchild Hall and now uses it for administration. The exterior is unaltered, and the interior was updated for heating, cooling and electrical systems while the original floor plan remains largely intact. The building is valued mainly for its association with Atlanta University, founded in 1866 by the American Missionary Association with Freedmen's Bureau assistance. The school offered black Americans a rigorous academic education, sent graduates into professional schools and community leadership, and drew notable figures such as Edmund Asa Ware, John Hope and W. E. B. DuBois.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Described as typical of the public architecture of the period; no specific style named","criteria":[],"status_note":"In good condition and adequately maintained; occupied and used as the administration building of Morris Brown College. No exterior changes since 1882; interior updated for modern systems but original floor plan largely intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.157005-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/74000680_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74000680/bfdd717237-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74000680/bfdd717237-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"David Kaminsky, Photography","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlanta_University,_Stone_Hall,_Morris_Brown_College_Campus,_Atlanta_(Fulton_County,_Georgia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">David Kaminsky, Photography</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlanta_University,_Stone_Hall,_Morris_Brown_College_Campus,_Atlanta_(Fulton_County,_Georgia).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"76000621","name":"Atlanta University Center District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/atlanta-university-center-district-76000621/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206755","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_Hall","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5474723"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/stone-hall-atlanta-university-74000680/"}