Atlanta City Hall
Atlanta City Hall | |
 Atlanta City Hall, 1981 | |
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| Location | 68 Mitchell Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°44′56″N 84°23′25″W / 33.74889°N 84.39028°W |
| Built | 1930 |
| Architect | Preacher, Lloyd G.; National Construction Co. |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000227[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 13, 1983 |
| Designated ALB | October 23, 1989 |
Atlanta City Hall is the headquarters of the
Neo-Gothic structure features many architectural details that have helped to make the building a historical landmark.[2]
It is Atlanta’s fourth city hall.
History
Early city hall buildings
After half a decade of makeshift meeting places for city business (including
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive) from the site of the Fulton County Courthouse
. It was the city hall from 1882 to 1911, leaving the same year that the Courthouse started construction.
1911–1930 City Hall building
City Hall 1911–1930
In 1911, the city hall moved to what once the
Atlanta mayor Robert Maddox
for $70,000 (equivalent to $2.3 million in 2023), this imposing structure served as city hall for nearly twenty years. It was so solidly built that the first company hired to raze it actually went out of business before completing the job.
Current building
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The current city hall, designed by
March to the Sea (Sept.–Nov., 1864). The house was one of the few buildings in Atlanta that Sherman did not destroy. At the time, it belonged to Richard F. Lyon, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.[3] This building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. An annex was completed in 1989, and the building was designated a “landmark building exterior” on October 23 of that year.[4]
On the fifth floor of the building, there is a 3,000 square foot area called the Green Roof. It was completed in 2003, and contains a garden with 2,800 plants from 31 species.[5]
City Hall East
Between 1990 and 2010 some city hall services had been available at City Hall East, located on
Sears. The city of Atlanta sold the building in June 2011 to Jamestown, a developer, which agreed to pay $27 million for the property. It was renamed Ponce City Market
.
Photo gallery
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Atlanta City Hall seen behind The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, which was built in 1873 -
Atlanta City Hall overlooking trees -
Front facade of building -
Front door detail -
Gothic Revival top -
Street level ornamentation -
The Neal Home previously on the current City Hall site
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
- ^ "Atlanta City Hall--Atlanta: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary". www.nps.gov.
- ^ Atlanta City Hall Archived April 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, City of Atlanta Online
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "City Hall Green Roof - P2CATL". P2CATL. March 3, 2013. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- NYT 1991 article
- Atlanta, Georgia, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage’' Travel Itinerary
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