Claim: 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.
Evidence: The building held offices of African American professionals and housed the Morton Theatre, a vaudeville venue and then a movie theater that is now restored and used as an arts center.