J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building
The J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building is a 14-story highrise at the corner of Broad and Marietta streets in the Fairlie-Poplar district of downtown Atlanta, which houses the business school of Georgia State University. When completed in 1901 as the Empire Building, it was the first steel-frame structure and the tallest in the city, until surpassed by the Candler Building in 1906.[6][7]
J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building | |
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Empire Building in the early 1900s | |
Location in Downtown Atlanta | |
Former names |
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General information | |
Type | University Commercial offices |
Location | 35 Broad Street NW corner of Marietta Street Fairlie-Poplar district Georgia State University Downtown Atlanta Georgia |
Coordinates | 33.75523°N 84.38997°W |
Completed | 1901 |
Owner | Georgia State University (Georgia State Government) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 14 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Bruce & Morgan Hentz, Reid, Adler & Shutze (remodel) |
Citizen's and Southern Bank Building | |
Architectural style | Beaux-Arts Neo-Renaissance |
NRHP reference No. | 77000426 |
Significant dates | |
Designated | 1977 |
Designated ALB | June 4, 1992 |
References | |
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Citizen's and Southern Bank Building | |
Location | 35 Broad St., Atlanta, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 33.75523°N 84.38997°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1901 |
Architect | Morgan & Dillon; Hentz, Adler & Shutze |
Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals |
NRHP reference No. | 77000426[5] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 18, 1977 |
Designated ALB | June 4, 1992 |
Morgan & Dillon and Hentz, Adler & Shutze were architects. In 1972, while named the Citizens & Southern National Bank Building, the structure was added to the National Register of Historical Places.[4]
The ground floor houses a full-service Bank of America branch. NationsBank purchased Citizens & Southern National Bank in 1991, and after later acquiring BankAmerica Corp., it, along with its branches, was renamed Bank of America.
References
- J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building at Emporis
- "J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building". SkyscraperPage.
- J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building at Structurae
- "National Register of Historical Places - Georgia (GA), Fulton County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 20, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Five Points / Marietta Street / Fairlie-Poplar". Central Atlanta Progress. Atlanta Downtown Improvement District. 2011. Archived from the original on January 24, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- "Marietta St at Broad St". Atlanta Time Machine. June 5, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
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