This simple commercial storefront, located just down 5th Avenue from Tole’s Undertaking in the Liberty District, was the office of Farley Real Estate, the first Black-owned real estate company in Columbus. Edwin Edward Farley (c. 1902 – 1956) was the visionary owner of the business. Farley and his wife Ella were realtors and developers and were very involved in their community. They built the first Black subdivision in Columbus, known as Carver Heights, beginning in 1946. E. E. was a Morehouse College graduate and led the Columbus chapter of the NAACP and served as executive secretary of the Army and Navy YMCA at Fort Benning. His association with area Civil Rights leaders, including Dr. Thomas H. Brewer, Primus King, and A. J. McClung, was instrumental in bringing the annual Tuskegee-Morehouse football game to Columbus.

When Farley died in 1956, Ella continued the real estate business, selling it to Booker Edmonds in 1971. The name was changed to Edmonds-Farley and was still in business as of 2021. Today, the building is home to Chirp Glass Studio.