900 E. Second Street [NR/ESHD(NR)/CFO(NR)], Knights ofPythias Hall, 1925. Erected in 1925 by the Key West Lodge of the Knights of Pythias, this African American fraternal hall had commercial lease space on the first floor and an auditorium upstairs. The hall closed about 1947, and the building was then occupied by other businesses including the Atlanta Life Insurance Co., the Artistic Beauty Shop, and Hicks Cleaners. The original ground level storefronts and marquee of this two-story red brick building are still intact. In 1991, the building was vacant. The Knights of Pythias Hall may be eligible for the National Register on an individual basis and is a contributor to the potential East Second Street National Register Historic District and to the proposed Central Business District Clubs and Fraternal Organizations National Register Thematic Group.
