Amos Giles Rhodes (1850–1928) was an

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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.

Architectural legacy

Rhodes was associated with the following historic buildings in Atlanta: *

Rhodes Hall Rhodes Memorial Hall, commonly known as Rhodes Hall, is an historic house located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was built as the home of furniture magnate Amos Giles Rhodes, proprietor of Atlanta-based Rhodes Furniture. The Romanesqu ...

, his residence on

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in Midtown * the Rhodes-Haverty Building in

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A.G. Rhodes Health & Rehab
building (a.k.a. A.G. Rhodes Home) in Grant Park

Family

He married Amanda Dougherty in 1876

External links

Rhodes' biography on City of Atlanta site

Rhodes Hall - Le Reve
historical marker

References

Rhodes Memorial Hall, City of Atlanta

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