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Amos G Rhodes

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Name
  
Amos Rhodes


Died
  
1928

Amos G. Rhodes Amos G Rhodes 1889 1954 Find A Grave Memorial

Amos Giles Rhodes (1850-1928) was an Atlanta, Georgia furniture magnate. He was born in 1850 in Henderson, Kentucky. In 1875, he came to Atlanta as a laborer for the L & N Railroad. In 1879, he began a small furniture company which would grow into a large furniture business and make Rhodes a "pillar of the community". Some sources credit him with inventing the installment plan for buying furniture. Mr. A.G. Rhodes died in 1928, leaving a substantial endowment.

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Architectural legacy

Rhodes was associated with the following historic buildings in Atlanta:

  • Rhodes Hall, his residence on Peachtree Street in Midtown
  • the Rhodes-Haverty Building in Downtown Atlanta
  • the A.G. Rhodes Health & Rehab building (a.k.a. A.G. Rhodes Home) in Grant Park

    • Family

    He married Amanda Dougherty in 1876

    References

    Amos G. Rhodes Wikipedia
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