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James Joseph "J. J." Haverty (c. 1858–October 18, 1939) was the founder of Haverty Furniture Co., headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Biography.
Havertys' strong financial positions enabled the company to weather the difficult years ahead. [2] Clarence Haverty, who had run the business for many years, was officially named president in 1938, at which time his father J.J. became chairman of the board. In October 1939, just short of his 81st birthday, founder J.J. Haverty died. [2]
The main Atlanta location was purchased outright by J.J. Haverty and the business took back its original name of Haverty Furniture Company. [1] The location at 103-111 Whitehall Street (now Peachtree Street SW) went on to do business as the Rhodes-Wood Furniture Co. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Amos Rhodes died in 1928, leaving a substantial endowment.
Villa Clare was a house in Atlanta, Georgia located on 2020 Peachtree Road.It was completed in 1916, [1]: 30 and was designed by the architect Edward Emmett Dougherty. [1]: 30 J.J. Haverty, who hired Dougherty to design the home for himself, named it after County Clare, Ireland, where his wife and father were from. [2]
Haverty is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Eddie Haverty, Irish politician; J. J. Haverty (1858–1939), American businessman and art collector; Joe Haverty, Irish footballer; Joseph Patrick Haverty (1794–1864), Irish painter; Martin Haverty (1809–1887), Irish journalist and historian; Michael Haverty (born 1961), Irish ...
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 ...
Mike Haverty (born June 11, 1944) is a fourth generation railroader [1] who began his career as a switchman/brakeman in 1963 for the Missouri Pacific Railroad in his hometown of Atchison, Kansas. In 1970 he went to work for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway [ 2 ] .
Angeles Mesa Skeletons or Haverty Skeletons are two common names for permineralized prehistoric human remains comprising eight individuals (three males, three females, two individuals of uncertain sex) [2] that were found in loose sands and sandy clays at the base of the Baldwin Hills between Culver City and Los Angeles in Southern California in 1924.