The Die Teufel Club has operated in the Jackson Ward building since 1972. (BizSense file photos)
The longtime home of the Die Teufel Club, an African American social club in Jackson Ward, is under new ownership.
Its building at 16 E. Marshall St. sold last month for $650,000, city records show. The new owner is an Atlanta-based entity tied to Milton Pouncy II.
The Jackson Ward building dates to 1920 and had been home to the Die Teufel Club since the 1970s. Initially known as The Devil’s Club, the Die Teufel Club was founded in Jackson Ward in the 1930s during segregation and gained popularity as the only social club in town at the time that welcomed black men and women.
The club bought the 7,000-square-foot, two-story building near the intersection of East Marshall and North First streets for $35,000 in 1969 and moved in a few years later.
The club put the building on the market last year at $1.1 million, saying at the time that its membership had dwindled to around two dozen.
It’s unclear what the future holds for the space and the club. Pouncy and Die Teufel Club treasurer Willie Lucas couldn’t be reached for comment. No plans have been filed for the property in recent weeks.
The 102-year-old building has a bar and kitchen on each floor.
Alease Washington of Icon Commercial represented Pouncy in the deal, and Compass Commercial’s Brenda Gehl and Brittanie Stanley represented the Die Teufel Club.
The sale closed May 12. The city most recently assessed the building at $824,000.
Just up the street, SNP Properties has listed its 0.75-acre plot at 200 E. Marshall St. for sale. The local development firm had been planning a 12-story apartment tower on the property, however SNP looks to be punting on the project as it put both the land and approved permits for the project up for sale in March.
The Die Teufel Club has operated in the Jackson Ward building since 1972. (BizSense file photos)
The longtime home of the Die Teufel Club, an African American social club in Jackson Ward, is under new ownership.
Its building at 16 E. Marshall St. sold last month for $650,000, city records show. The new owner is an Atlanta-based entity tied to Milton Pouncy II.
The Jackson Ward building dates to 1920 and had been home to the Die Teufel Club since the 1970s. Initially known as The Devil’s Club, the Die Teufel Club was founded in Jackson Ward in the 1930s during segregation and gained popularity as the only social club in town at the time that welcomed black men and women.
The club bought the 7,000-square-foot, two-story building near the intersection of East Marshall and North First streets for $35,000 in 1969 and moved in a few years later.
The club put the building on the market last year at $1.1 million, saying at the time that its membership had dwindled to around two dozen.
It’s unclear what the future holds for the space and the club. Pouncy and Die Teufel Club treasurer Willie Lucas couldn’t be reached for comment. No plans have been filed for the property in recent weeks.
The 102-year-old building has a bar and kitchen on each floor.
Alease Washington of Icon Commercial represented Pouncy in the deal, and Compass Commercial’s Brenda Gehl and Brittanie Stanley represented the Die Teufel Club.
The sale closed May 12. The city most recently assessed the building at $824,000.
Just up the street, SNP Properties has listed its 0.75-acre plot at 200 E. Marshall St. for sale. The local development firm had been planning a 12-story apartment tower on the property, however SNP looks to be punting on the project as it put both the land and approved permits for the project up for sale in March.
Having once been a German minor in college I always wondered about that place… I must say that the description is a little disappointing like one of countless drinking clubs like a VFW or Eagles Lodge. Down in Petersburg, there are several clubs with little to no windows where it is mostly old-timers who like to drink and smoke cigarettes it seems.
Used to party there in the seventies.
Interesting! Was there more than the USUAL amount of naughtiness???