Frieze on AT&T Communications Building - Atlanta, GA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The AT&T Building (formally known as the Southern Bell Telephone Company Building) 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 Frieze surrounding the front door is intricately carved with representations of animals and people, and simple geometric patterns. There are also a King and Queen flanking the main entrance.

"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

TITLE: Frieze on AT&T Communications Building ARTIST(S): Harris, Julian Hoke, 1906-1987, sculptor. DATE: Dedicated 1929 MEDIUM: Limestone CONTROL NUMBER: IAS GA000367 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: 51 Peachtree Avenue Atlanta, Georgia 30303 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted

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