55 Marietta Street Explained

55 Marietta Street
Former Names:Bank South Building
Fulton National Bank Building
Location:55 Marietta Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates:33.7557°N -84.391°W
Completion Date:1958
Building Type:Commercial offices
Roof:89.92m (295.01feet)
Floor Count:21
Architect:Wyatt C. Hedrick
Main Contractor:Henry C. Beck Company
References:[1]

55 Marietta Street, formerly the Fulton National Bank Building and the Bank South Building is a 21-story, 89.9m (294.9feet) office building in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the tallest building in the city when completed in 1958 until surpassed by One Park Tower in 1961.[2] 55 Marietta Street is the site of the U.S. Post Office and Customs House (built 1878), which served from 1910 to 1930 as City Hall (demolished 1930s)[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emporis building ID 121150 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307023425/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/121150 . dead . March 7, 2016 . Emporis.
  2. Web site: Fulton National Bank . Atlanta Time Machine . 3 February 2009 . 30 January 2011.
  3. Excerpts from Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events: Vol. 1: 1820s-1870s, Franklin Miller Garrett