Rich`s Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad St Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentieth century. The 1946/1948 Store for Homes addition is one of Atlanta`s earliest examples of International Style architecture. The Rich`s complex is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Rich`s is significant as the focus of retail shopping in downtown Atlanta since the store`s opening in 1924, and as the location from which Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested following a sit-in as Rich`s Magnolia Room restaurant, leading to his first night ever spent in jail.
Rich`s Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad St Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentieth century. The 1946/1948 Store for Homes addition is one of Atlanta`s earliest examples of International Style architecture. The Rich`s complex is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Rich`s is significant as the focus of retail shopping in downtown Atlanta since the store`s opening in 1924, and as the location from which Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested following a sit-in as Rich`s Magnolia Room restaurant, leading to his first night ever spent in jail.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
