Arthur Brown residence
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 physicians 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 Craftsman style cottage features the original Rayfield design intact and Dr Brown's original, turn-of-the-century furnishings.
References
- Satterfield, Carolyn Green (1976) Historic Sites of Jefferson County, Alabama. Birmingham: Jefferson County Historical Commission/Gray Printing Company
External Links
- A.M. Brown House at Birmingham Historical Society Destinations website