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Lamar Building
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The Lamar Building on Broad Street in Downtown Augusta.
Lamar Building
General information
TypeOffice
Location753 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia
Completed1918
OwnerPace Burt
Height
Roof238 ft (72.5 m)
Technical details
Floor count17
Lifts/elevators3
Design and construction
Architect(s)I.M. Pei & Partners; G. Lloyd Preacher; William Lee Stoddart
Website
www.thelamarbuilding.com
Lamar Building
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Location753 Broad St., Augusta, Georgia
Coordinates 33°28′31″N81°57′54″W / 33.47528°N 81.96500°W / 33.47528; -81.96500
Area0.35 acres (0.1 ha)
Built1913
ArchitectG. Lloyd Preacher, W.L. Stoddard
NRHP reference No. 79000744 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1979

The Lamar Building is a 17-story skyscraper in Augusta, Georgia. It was scheduled to be completed in 1916, but the Augusta Fire of 1916 forced crews to demolish the building and restart. It was finally completed in 1918. A penthouse level was added in 1976, designed by I. M. Pei. In July 2011, the architectural critic James Howard Kunstler labeled it his "Eyesore of the Month", saying the addition is reminiscent of a Darth Vader helmet. [2]

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Pei's addition presaged the glass pyramid he designed for The Louvre in Paris. [3]

The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Fire insurance maps indicate a height of 165' (50 m) to the top of the roof at the 16th floor, just beneath the penthouse addition.

It has been the tallest building in Augusta ever since it was built. The Marion Building stands next to the Lamar Building and has been called its "sister building". [4]

The Lamar Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Restoration efforts

After sitting vacant for many years, the building was sold in June 2021 to Albany, Georgia-based developer Pace Burt.

Burt, who has worked on multiple other historic renovation projects in the Southeast, has released plans for the building to be converted into a high-end, multi-family development with under 70 units. [5]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. James Howard Kunstler, Eyesore of the Month Archived 2011-12-02 at the Wayback Machine , July 2011
  3. "Lamar Building" . Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  4. Lamar Building, Augusta, U.S.A. [usurped] Emporis.com. Retrieved 2010-08-07
  5. "Historical Renovator Purchases Lamar Building". The Augusta Press. June 6, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

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