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One Georgia Center
One Georgia Center (2019)
One Georgia Center is located in Atlanta Midtown
One Georgia Center
Location within Atlanta Midtown
One Georgia Center is located in Atlanta
One Georgia Center
One Georgia Center (Atlanta)
One Georgia Center is located in Georgia
One Georgia Center
One Georgia Center (Georgia)
One Georgia Center is located in the United States
One Georgia Center
One Georgia Center (the United States)
Alternative namesLife of Georgia Building
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Architectural styleInternational
Location600 West Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Coordinates33°46′15″N 84°23′16″W / 33.77083°N 84.38778°W / 33.77083; -84.38778
Completed1968
Height371 ft (113 m)
Technical details
Floor count24
Lifts/elevators10
Design and construction
Architecture firmLamberson, Plunkett, Shirley and Wooddall
Eggers & Higgins
Main contractorCousins Properties
References
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One Georgia Center (formerly known as the Life of Georgia Building) is a skyscraper in SoNo, Atlanta, at the intersection of West Peachtree Street and North Avenue. Completed in 1968, the 24-story building is notable for its Georgia marble exterior.[3]

History

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One Georgia Center was built in 1968, originally as the headquarters for the Life of Georgia Insurance Company. While initially planned as a 29-story building, upon completion the building topped out at 24 stories, with a construction cost of $13.5 million.[4][5] Originally, the building was capped by a large sign for Life of Georgia, which was removed upon its namesake company's departure from the building in 1985.[5] According to the American Institute of Architects, the building is notable for being one of the first skyscrapers built in Atlanta outside of downtown Atlanta, precipitating a steady growth in midtown Atlanta's skyline.[6] In 2008, the Georgia Department of Transportation moved its headquarters to the building from its long-time location next to the Georgia State Capitol in an effort to upgrade its office space. In 2011, Cousins Properties sold the building for $48.6 million.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Emporis building ID 121185". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "One Georgia Center". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  3. ^ "Life of Georgia building postcard". Atlanta Time Machine. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Martin, Harold H. (1987). Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events : Years of Change and Challenge, 1940-1976. Vol. III. University of Georgia Press. p. 450. ISBN 978-0-8203-0913-2 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b Kahn, Michael (January 17, 2017). "Rediscovering Atlanta's Architecture: the Life of Georgia Building". ArtsATL. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Gournay, Isabelle (1993). Sams, Gerald W. (ed.). AIA Guide to the Architecture of Atlanta. University of Georgia Press. pp. 95–97. ISBN 978-0-8203-1450-1 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Sams, Douglas (October 25, 2011). "Cousins sells One Georgia Center". Atlanta Business Chronicle. American City Business Journals. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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