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The '''Arthur Brown residence''' (or '''A. M. Brown House''', '''A. M. Brown Community Center for Arts and Crafts''') is located at 319 [[4th Terrace North]] in [[Smithfield]]. | The '''Arthur Brown residence''' (or '''A. M. Brown House''', '''A. M. Brown Community Center for Arts and Crafts''') is located at 319 [[4th Terrace North]] in [[Smithfield]]. | ||
Dr.[[Arthur Brown]], one of the first African-American Doctors in [[Birmingham]] and founder of [[Children's Home Hospital], contracted prominent architect [[Wallace Rayfield]] to design his 9 room residence between [[1907]] and [[1909]]. | Dr.[[Arthur Brown]], one of the first African-American Doctors in [[Birmingham]] and founder of [[Children's Home Hospital]], contracted prominent architect [[Wallace Rayfield]] to design his 9 room residence between [[1907]] and [[1909]]. | ||
The son of Arthur Brown, Dr. [[Walter Brown]], leased the residence to the [[Birmingham Art Club]] at no charge for fifty years. It then became the [[A.M. Brown Community Center for Arts and Crafts]]. More recently, it has been the home of the [[National Organization of Minority Architects]] Birmingham chapter. It is currently open for tours by appointment only. | The son of Arthur Brown, Dr. [[Walter Brown]], leased the residence to the [[Birmingham Art Club]] at no charge for fifty years. It then became the [[A.M. Brown Community Center for Arts and Crafts]]. More recently, it has been the home of the [[National Organization of Minority Architects]] Birmingham chapter. It is currently open for tours by appointment only. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://www.bhistorical.org/things_to_do/destinations.html A.M. Brown House] at Birmingham Historical Society Destinations website | * [http://www.bhistorical.org/things_to_do/destinations.html A.M. Brown House] at Birmingham Historical Society Destinations website | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 09:35, 30 December 2013
The Arthur Brown residence (or A. M. Brown House, A. M. Brown Community Center for Arts and Crafts) is located at 319 4th Terrace North in Smithfield.
Dr.Arthur Brown, one of the first African-American Doctors in Birmingham and founder of Children's Home Hospital, contracted prominent architect Wallace Rayfield to design his 9 room residence between 1907 and 1909.
The son of Arthur Brown, Dr. Walter Brown, leased the residence to the Birmingham Art Club at no charge for fifty years. It then became the A.M. Brown Community Center for Arts and Crafts. More recently, it has been the home of the National Organization of Minority Architects Birmingham chapter. It is currently open for tours by appointment only.
External Links
- A.M. Brown House at Birmingham Historical Society Destinations website
References
- Satterfield, Carolyn Green (1976) Historic Sites of Jefferson County, Alabama. Birmingham: Jefferson County Historical Commission/Gray Printing Company