One Georgia Center

One Georgia Center
One Georgia Center (2019)
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Alternative names	Life of Georgia Building
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office
Architectural style	International
Address	600 West Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Coordinates	33°46′15″N84°23′16″W / 33.77083°N 84.38778°W / 33.77083; -84.38778
Completed	1968
Height	371 ft (113 m)
Technical details
Floor count	24
Lifts/elevators	10
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Lamberson, Plunkett, Shirley and Wooddall Eggers & Higgins
Main contractor	Cousins Properties
References
[1] [2]

One Georgia Center (formerly known as the Life of Georgia Building) is a skyscraper in SoNo, Atlanta, at the intersection of West Peachtree Street and North Avenue. Completed in 1968, the 24-story building is notable for its Georgia marble exterior. ^[3]

History

One Georgia Center was built in 1968, originally as the headquarters for the Life of Georgia Insurance Company. While initially planned as a 29-story building, upon completion the building topped out at 24 stories, with a construction cost of $13.5 million. ^{[4] [5]} Originally, the building was capped by a large sign for Life of Georgia, which was removed upon its namesake company's departure from the building in 1985. ^[5] According to the American Institute of Architects, the building is notable for being one of the first skyscrapers built in Atlanta outside of downtown Atlanta, precipitating a steady growth in midtown Atlanta's skyline. ^[6] In 2008, the Georgia Department of Transportation moved its headquarters to the building from its long-time location next to the Georgia State Capitol in an effort to upgrade its office space. In 2011, Cousins Properties sold the building for $48.6 million. ^[7]

References

1. "Emporis building ID 121185". Emporis . Archived from the original on January 28, 2020.
2. "One Georgia Center". CTBUH Skyscraper Center .
3. "Life of Georgia building postcard". Atlanta Time Machine. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
4. Martin, Harold H. (1987). Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events : Years of Change and Challenge, 1940-1976. Vol. III. University of Georgia Press. p. 450. ISBN   978-0-8203-0913-2 – via Google Books.
5. Kahn, Michael (January 17, 2017). "Rediscovering Atlanta's Architecture: the Life of Georgia Building". ArtsATL. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
6. Gournay, Isabelle (1993). Sams, Gerald W. (ed.). AIA Guide to the Architecture of Atlanta. University of Georgia Press. pp. 95–97. ISBN   978-0-8203-1450-1 – via Google Books.
7. Sams, Douglas (October 25, 2011). "Cousins sells One Georgia Center". Atlanta Business Chronicle . American City Business Journals . Retrieved January 28, 2020.

External links

• Media related to One Georgia Center at Wikimedia Commons