Churchill Grounds

"Some buildings are more than brick and marble.
They carry memory. Soul. History.

In 1935, this historic Decatur post office was built during one of America’s hardest chapters... a place created to connect people and carry stories forward.

Ninety years later, it will begin a new life as the future home of Churchill Grounds inside the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Center.

And honestly, it feels meant to be.

Because jazz has always done the very same thing.
It brings people together.
It carries stories.
It creates community.

There is something beautiful about jazz finding a permanent home inside a building born during the very era when jazz was transforming America through artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Benny Goodman, and Mary Lou Williams herself.

The marble floors remain.
The history remains.

Soon, the sound of jazz will fill these halls once again with new life and new generations.

We cannot wait to share more of the journey with you.