Virginia-Highland in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
B. Mifflin Hood Brick Co.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021
1. B. Mifflin Hood Brick Co. Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.
Location. 33° 46.611′ N, 84° 21.889′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Virginia-Highland. It is on Greenwood Avenue NE west of Ponce De Leon Place NE, on the right when traveling west. Marker is at the end of a narrow dead-end street. There is no cul-de-sac and people park their cars in the street, so turning around can be difficult for larger vehicles. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 686 Greenwood Ave NE, Atlanta GA 30306, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ponce de Leon Ball Park (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Troy-Peerless Laundry (approx. 0.4 miles away); National NuGrape Company (approx. 0.6 miles away); Stanley's Sector (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sector of Siege Line (approx. 0.8 miles away); Sightless Among Miracles (approx. 0.8 miles away); Augustus Hurt Plantation (approx. 0.9 miles away); Augustus Hurt House (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.
Regarding B. Mifflin Hood Brick Co.. Excerpt from B. Mifflin Hood Brick Company Building by Laurie Paonessa in Clio: Your Guide to History:
B. Mifflin Hood moved to Atlanta from Philadelphia in 1904 and the engineer and inventor established a successful brick and ceramics enterprise. He was shocked at the practice of leasing labor of convicts in business and worked to reform the practice. He advertised his company's bricks in the Progressive Era as "non-convict." Hood wrote to a building tradejournal in 1910 lauding Georgia's decision to make forced labor of convicts illegal in 1909. He congratulated the U.S. government for using two million of his bricks to construct a new Post Office in AtlantaPhotographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 20212. B. Mifflin Hood Brick Co. Marker
Also see . . . B. Mifflin Hood Brick Company Building. Background and photographs of the building and the company that built and occupied it. (Laurie Paonessa, Clio: Your Guide to History, posted Jan. 3, 2020) (Submitted on December 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
via The American Ceramic Society, 1927
3. Benjamin Mifflin Hood (1877-1946)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 952 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on December 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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