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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. ==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 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amos G. Rhodes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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