in 1882, Fountain Hall primarily functioned until 1929 as the administration building for Atlanta University, though it contained a chapel, library, recitation rooms, and laboratories during various times. It served in a similar capacity for Morris Brown College for many years. Currently, the structure contains offices, a chapel, art studios, and a gallery. Fountain Hall has been a gathering place and focus of activity in the education process of many of the mostly Black Americans attending the school. Because of Fountain Hall's location, it can be seen from some distance and has long served as a landmark for the historic Atlanta University Center.
In the early 1930s, Morris Brown College was in financial trouble and was forced to relinquish its property at Houston and Boulevard. Atlanta University was no longer using several of its original buildings since its affiliation with Spelman and Morehouse. In 1932, Bishop W. A. Fountain, chairman of the board of trustees (formerly college president) and his son, W. …
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