Winston-Salem in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pythian Hall
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, October 15, 2016
1. Pythian Hall Marker
Inscription.
Pythian Hall was constructed at this site in 1902 in a prominent African-American community. The three-story brick building housed the Prince Hall Mason's and the Knights of Pythias on the second and third floors. These fraternal organizations helped incoming African-Americans find jobs and housing. Among commercial enterprises on the first floor were a newspaper press and the Fraternal Funeral Home, established in 1928 by the Prince Hall Mason's, and later managed and acquired by local business leader Clark S. Brown. Brown was instrumental in the success of the Prince Hall Mason's, serving as the African-American order's Most Worshipful Grand Master of North Carolina from 1959 to 1974. Pythian Hall was destroyed by fire in 1994.
Pythian Hall was constructed at this site in 1902 in a prominent African-American community. The three-story brick building housed the Prince Hall Mason's and the Knights of Pythias on the second and third floors. These fraternal organizations helped incoming African-Americans find jobs and housing. Among commercial enterprises on the first floor were a newspaper press and the Fraternal Funeral Home, established in 1928 by the Prince Hall Mason's, and later managed and acquired by local business leader Clark S. Brown. Brown was instrumental in the success of the Prince Hall Mason's, serving as the African-American order's Most Worshipful Grand Master of North Carolina from 1959 to 1974. Pythian Hall was destroyed by fire in 1994.
Erected 2013 by Winston-Salem Historic Marker Program.
Location. 36° 6.174′ N, 80° 14.551′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. Marker is at the intersection of 7th Street and North Chestnut Street on 7th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winston Salem NC 27101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, October 15, 2016
2. Pythian Hall Marker
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, October 15, 2016
3. Pythian Hall Marker
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, October 15, 2016
4. Pythian Hall Marker
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