State of Georgia Building
| State of Georgia Building | |
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| Former names | First National Bank Building Wachovia Bank of Georgia Building |
| Alternative names | 2 Peachtree Street |
| General information | |
| Type | Government offices |
| Location | 2 Peachtree Street Atlanta, Georgia United States |
| Coordinates | 33°45′30″N 84°23′17″W / 33.758456°N 84.387918°W |
| Completed | 1966 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 182.6 m (599 ft) |
| Roof | 169.47 m (556.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 44 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | State of Georgia |
| Architect | FABRAP Emery Roth & Sons |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
The State of Georgia Building, alternately referenced as 2 Peachtree Street, is a 44-story, 566 feet (173 m) skyscraper located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.. Built in 1966, the building was the tallest building in the Southeast at the time.[1] It was Atlanta's tallest until 1976, when the Westin Peachtree Plaza surpassed it.[1] 2 Peachtree Street was originally constructed as the headquarters building for First National Bank of Atlanta, also known as First Atlanta.[5] It was designed by a partnership of Atlanta architectural firm FABRAP, and New York firm Emery Roth & Sons.[6] First Atlanta was acquired by the holding company for Wachovia Bank in 1985, but continued to operate under its own charter until 1991.[5] In 1991, under new liberalized banking laws, First Atlanta was merged into the charter of Wachovia Bank of Georgia. Shortly thereafter, Wachovia moved its Georgia offices to 191 Peachtree and 2 Peachtree Street was acquired by the state of Georgia for government offices.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d State of Georgia Building at Emporis
- ^ State of Georgia Building at Glass Steel and Stone
- ^ State of Georgia Building at SkyscraperPage
- ^ State of Georgia Building at Structurae
- ^ a b Hills, Thomas D. (2006-08-30). "First National Bank of Atlanta/Wachovia Bank, N.A.". The New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1015. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ Craig, Robert M. (2007-12-14). "FABRAP: Finch, Alexander, Barnes, Rothschild, and Pascal". The New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1073. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
[edit] External links
- State Of Georgia Building at Skyscrapers of World
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