The Pythian Temple Architectural Drawing

The Pythian Temple Architectural Drawing. The Pythian Temple, standing at the corner of Loyola Avenue and Gravier Street, was the first African-American-owned high rise building in New Orleans, the historic property is two conjoined buildings originally constructed in 1908 under the direction of S.W...

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Main Author: Bedou, Arthur P.
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Created: n.d.
Online Access:http://cdm16948.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16948coll8/id/74
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spelling xuloai_p16948coll8-74 The Pythian Temple Architectural Drawing African American fraternal organizations; New Orleans (La.)--History; Buildings; Photography The Pythian Temple Architectural Drawing. The Pythian Temple, standing at the corner of Loyola Avenue and Gravier Street, was the first African-American-owned high rise building in New Orleans, the historic property is two conjoined buildings originally constructed in 1908 under the direction of S.W. Green, a prominent businessman and leader of the Grand Lodge Colored Knights of Pythias, a black fraternal organization. It housed the Louisiana Weekly, the Negro Board of Trade, Green's Liberty Independent Life Insurance company, a bank, a theater and a rooftop garden where jazz legends like Louis Armstrong performed. The Krewe of Zulu called the building home when it first got organized. Bedou, Arthur P. Xavier University of Louisiana n.d. image jpeg BPC001.01.C.35.002 Physical rights are retained by Xavier University of Louisiana. Copyright is in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. http://cdm16948.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16948coll8/id/74
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