Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building Explained

Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building
Alternate Names:United States Post Office, Federal Annex
Location:77 Forsyth Street SW
Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates:33.7532°N -84.3961°W
Completion Date:1933
Building Type:Government offices
Roof:116.74m (383.01feet)
Floor Count:10
Cost:$3,000,000
Floor Area:291025square feet
Architect:A. Ten Eyck Brown
Developer:General Services Administration
Owner:General Services Administration
Management:General Services Administration

The Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building (shorter form King Federal Building) is a building in Atlanta, Georgia. It was completed in 1933 in classical style for the United States Postal Service, and is now used as office accommodation by the United States Federal Government. It is included in the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

The building was constructed by the Work Projects Administration, a New Deal agency, reflecting the expansion of Federal activity at that time. It was located adjacent to Terminal Station in Spring Street, and mail was transferred via tunnels from the railroad network, which then handled most long-distance mail. Later the building became a Federal office building, receiving its present name in 1988. The General Services Administration (GSA) undertook renovation in 2012, as far as possible in line with current "green building" criteria.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gsa.gov/portal/ext/html/site/hb/category/25431/actionParameter/exploreByBuilding/buildingId/799 Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building, Atlanta, GA
  2. Jim Nicolow and Susan Turner, "GSA Rehabilitates Historic King Federal Building in Atlanta", FacilitiesNet, October 2012, TradePress.