| M.C. Kiser Building | |
| Built: | 1923 |
| Refnum: | 100003966 |
| Added: | May 28, 2019 |
| Location: | 210 Pryor Street Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Coordinates: | 33.7492°N -84.3928°W |
The M.C. Kiser Company Building is a historic building in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Located in the South Downtown neighborhood, it was built in 1923 as a shoe factory, converted to apartments in 2017, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.
The building was constructed in 1923 to house the M.C. Kiser Company, a shoe manufacturing company founded in Atlanta in the late 1800s. The company, described in a 1920 article of The Atlanta Constitution as “one of the most important business establishments of Atlanta,” had outgrown its previous facilities, and this building was constructed primarily as a factory, warehouse, and retail center for their Shield Brand Shoes line. The company used the building until 1933, and afterwards it was used by various commercial entities.[1]
In March 2016, local developer Gallman Development Group announced plans to convert the building to an apartment building.[2] Gallman, which had previously converted warehouses in Atlanta's Castleberry Hill neighborhood to lofts,[3] planned to convert the building to an "industrial chic" living space,[4] and that month secured $8.5 million in funding.[5] Initially, they planned to open in spring 2017. However, construction was prevented from starting until January 2017.[6] A report in July stated that the building would house 36 one-bedroom apartments and five two-bedroom apartments, with a Curbed Atlanta article from July stating that the property could be marketed as student housing due to its proximity to Georgia State University.[7]
On May 28, 2019, the property was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The brick building features three stories with a basement. As it was originally built, the bottom floor was used primarily for retail, while the upper two floors were used for warehousing and as a factory. The exterior of the building features minimal ornamentation or design. The structure is an example of "mill" or "slow-burning" architecture, designed for fire prevention.