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Rhodes Furniture had grown to 70 stores by 1990. [7] When bought by Heilig-Meyers in 1996, Rhodes was the fourth-largest furniture retailer in the United States with $430 million in revenue. Heilig-Meyers made the Rhodes stores more upscale, but the plan backfired and customers deserted the stores. Heilig-Meyers sold Rhodes in 1999.
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".
Levitz Furniture – was in business for nearly 100 years before liquidating in bankruptcy in early 2008; Linens 'n Things; Mattress Barn – Florida [citation needed] Rhodes Furniture; The Room Store; Seaman's Furniture – merged into Levitz Furniture in 2005; Sleepy's – merged into Mattress Firm in 2016
Originating with Isaac and Rachel Kratzenstein, it became the Kratze Bros. Department Store in 1912. Bought by the Boston Store Company, which was established by Charles Netcher and local businessmen in 1921. In the deal, the building and stock came to $125,000-$150,000, which was “one of the biggest mercantile deals in the history of Escanaba.
Rhodes Hall is a Romanesque Revival 9,000-square-foot (840 m 2) house inspired by the Rhineland castles that Rhodes admired on a trip to Europe in the late 1890s. Architect Willis F. Denny designed the unique home with Stone Mountain granite, incorporating medieval Romanesque, Victorian, and Arts and Crafts designs as well as necessary adaptations for an early 20th-century home.
In 1889, J.J. and Michael entered a partnership with the owner of a neighboring furniture store, Amos G. Rhodes, forming the Rhodes-Haverty Furniture Company. A year and a half after the first Rhodes-Haverty store opened, J.J. Haverty moved westward to St. Louis, Missouri with his family to expand, and soon after bought interest in a number of ...
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The historic 21-story Rhodes–Haverty Building was, at the time of its construction in 1929, the tallest building in Atlanta, Georgia. Designed by Atlanta architects Pringle and Smith, the building was built by furniture magnates A. G. Rhodes of Rhodes Furniture and J. J. Haverty of Havertys. It remained the tallest building in Atlanta until ...