Southern Bell Telephone Company Building - Atlanta, GA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
N 33° 45.350 W 084° 23.159
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The Southern Bell Telephone Company Building (now AT&T) is located at 51 Peachtree Center Avenue, on the northeast corner of Auburn Avenue. Designed for Southern Bell by Marye, Alger and Vinour, and completed in 1929.
Waymark Code: WM9B3H
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Team Farkle 7
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The Southern Bell Telephone Company Building (now AT&T) is located at 51 Peachtree Center Avenue, on the northeast corner of Auburn Avenue. Designed for Southern Bell by Marye, Alger and Vinour, and completed in 1929.

"The Southern Bell Telephone Company Building, now known as the AT&T Communications Building, is the main telephone exchange for downtown Atlanta. It is located at 51 Peachtree Center Avenue, on the northeast corner of Auburn Avenue.

It was designed for Southern Bell by Marye, Alger and Vinour, in an austere art deco style. Originally planned to be 25 stories in height, which would have made it the tallest building in Atlanta, it was completed in 1929 at six stories. Additions in 1947, 1948 and 1963 brought it to its present 14 stories.

The building is crowned by an incongruous microwave communications tower."

Source: Wikipedia Southern Bell Telephone Company Building

Added to the Nation Register of Historic Places in 1978
Style: Art Deco

Structure Type: Commercial/Retail

Architect: Marye,Alger & Vinour

Date Built: 1929

Supporting references: Not listed

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