Fernbank, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, College Hall of Fame all closed next week and probably longer

<p>Many of Atlanta&#39;s young black men belonged to the Y and used it as a recreation center. Martin Luther King, Jr. was influenced as a youth by his membership here. (REANN HUBER/REANN.HUBER@AJC.COM)</p> <p>Much of the furniture and furnishings inside this cozy, yellow, two-story clapboard house with dark brown trim, purchased by King&rsquo;s grandfather in 1909 for $3,500, is original. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM</p> <p>The King Center is at the hub of a 23-acre National Historic Site. Free attractions include the King birth home, the crypt of Dr. and Mrs. King, exhibits at Freedom Hall and reflecting pool. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM</p> <p>Fire Station No. 6 was built in 1894 and served the SweetAuburn community until 1991. Hear about the desegregation of the Atlanta Fire Department and view a 1927 American LaFrance fire engine at the museum. (REANN HUBER/REANN.HUBER@AJC.COM)</p> <p>To accommodate a growing congregation and hundreds of weekly visitors, Ebenezer Baptist Church built its new 2,000-seat Horizon Sanctuary across the street from the old sanctuary. (REANN HUBER/REANN.HUBER@AJC.COM)</p> <p>Throughout its long history, Ebenezer Baptist Church has been a spiritual home to many citizens of the &quot;Sweet Auburn&quot; community. Its most famous member, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., was baptized as a child in the church. (FRANK NIEMEIR/AJC staff)</p> <p>Morehouse College was fertile ground for the young Martin Luther King Jr., who entered the College as an early-admission student in 1944 at the age of 15. (REANN HUBER/REANN.HUBER@AJC.COM)</p> <p>The center looks at the intersection of the local story of the civil rights movement and the ongoing national story of the evolution of human rights. (REANN HUBER/REANN.HUBER@AJC.COM)</p> <p>The summer of 2017, Gov. Nathan Deal officiated at a ceremony unveiling a new 8-foot statue of King on theState Capitol grounds. The statue was unveiled on the anniversary of King&#39;s famed &quot;I Have Dream&quot; speech. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM</p> <p>The Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History is a special library within the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, located in Atlanta&#39;s Sweet Auburn Historic District. (REANN HUBER/REANN.HUBER@AJC.COM)</p>