Flatiron Building (Atlanta)

Coordinates: 33°45′22″N 84°23′19″W / 33.7562°N 84.3885°W / 33.7562; -84.3885
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English-American Building
Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates33°45′22″N 84°23′19″W / 33.7562°N 84.3885°W / 33.7562; -84.3885
Completed1897
Height
Roofc. 50 m (160 ft)
Technical details
Floor count11
Design and construction
Architect(s)Bradford Gilbert
English-American Building
Architectural style
Neo-Renaissance
NRHP reference No.76000626
Significant dates
Designated March 26, 1976
Designated ALBDecember 23, 1991
References
[1][2][3][4][5]

The English-American Building, commonly referenced as the Flatiron Building, is a building completed in 1897 located at 84

Fairlie-Poplar district of downtown, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

Immediately across Peachtree is the historic

Rhodes-Haverty Building
, on the north corner with Williams Street.

FlatironCity is now home to a Microsoft Innovation Center, Women's Entrepreneurship Institute and 20+ entrepreneurs and startups.

In 2017, it was announced that a statue of Evander Holyfield would be installed in front of the building. However, the planned location for the statue has since been changed.[6]

  • Peachtree Street entrance
    Peachtree Street entrance

References

  1. ^ "Emporis building ID 121113". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Flatiron Building at Glass Steel and Stone (archived)
  3. ^ "Flatiron Building". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ Flatiron Building at Structurae
  5. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  6. Curbed Atlanta. Vox Media
    . Retrieved December 24, 2020.

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