The Morton Building was built in 1910 by Monroe Morton (a prominent building owner, publisher, building contractor, developer, and postmaster in late 19th-century Georgia) where at one time the building formed the core of the downtown Black business district and was a place of practice for many of Athens' Black doctors, dentists, and pharmacists.
The Morton Building was built in 1910 by Monroe Morton (a prominent building owner, publisher, building contractor, developer, and postmaster in late 19th-century Georgia) where at one time the building formed the core of the downtown Black business district and was a place of practice for many of Athens' Black doctors, dentists, and pharmacists.