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The Pittman Hotel

Reclaimed Legacy:

In 1916, William Sidney Pittman completed construction on the Knights of Pythias Temple, the first commercial building in Dallas built by and for African Americans. Located in the historic African American Deep Ellum neighborhood, the building served as a center for civic, business, and social life in Dallas at a time when segregation offered few other alternatives.

Honoring a Trailblazer:

By the 1920s, Deep Ellum had become a hotbed for early jazz and blues musicians including Blind Lemon Jefferson and Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter. Still standing a century later, the Pythian Temple (now The Pittman Hotel) seeks to honor William Sidney Pittman’s legacy, as well as the spirit of Deep Ellum as the thriving cultural epicenter of creativity and innovation that it was.