I love this building on Wylie Street next to the BeltLine in Reynoldstown. Look at the beautiful brick details on the facade. It dates to 1906.
I'm told that this building is currently a popular recording studio. Gnarls Barkley and Belle & Sebastian have recorded here.
History: In 1866, Madison and Sarah Reynolds (both formerly enslaved) moved from Covington, Georgia to settle between Atlanta and Decatur. Their son Isaiah Pearson Reynolds, who was born in Covington in 1862, graduated from Clark University in 1881. He became a major player in Reynoldstown's early development. The community was said to be named in honor of the Reynolds family.
In 1906, I.P. Reynolds became the first Black person to build a two story brick building in the community, and from this location he operated an all-purpose store. The building was known as the I.P. Reynolds Building. (Source: Reynoldstown 2000 master plan)
