Rhodes–Haverty Building Explained

Rhodes–Haverty Building
Location:134 Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia
Built:1929
Architect:Pringle & Smith
Southern Ferro Concrete Co.
Architecture:Romanesque, Skyscraper
Added:January 19, 1979
Refnum:79000725
Designated Other1 Name:Atlanta Landmark Building
Designated Other1 Date:October 23, 1989
Designated Other1 Abbr:ALB
Designated Other1 Link:List of historic buildings and districts designated by the City of Atlanta
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. aaccff

The historic 21-story Rhodes–Haverty Building was, at the time of its construction in 1929, the tallest building in Atlanta, Georgia. Designed by Atlanta architects Pringle and Smith, the building was built by furniture magnates A. G. Rhodes of Rhodes Furniture and J. J. Haverty of Havertys. It remained the tallest building in Atlanta until 1954.[1]

The National Register of Historic Places listed the building in 1979.[2] The building was converted from office use in 1995-1996[3] to become a Marriott Residence Inn, the Residence Inn Atlanta Downtown.

Origin of name

The building was constructed for the Rhodes Haverty Investment Company, a partnership of furniture magnates Amos G. Rhodes of Rhodes Furniture and J. J. Haverty of Haverty's. It was not named for the Rhodes–Haverty Furniture Company (1889-1908), which had already been dissolved.[4]

Immediately across Peachtree Street is the English-American Building, commonly referred to as the Flatiron Building.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Gournay, Isbaelle. AIA Guide to the Architecture of Atlanta. University of Georgia Press. 1993. 978-0-8203-1450-1. Sams. Gerald W.. 33. en. Google Books.
  2. Web site: National Register Information System. April 15, 2008. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. October 14, 2010.
  3. Web site: Proposed Hotel at the GWCC Atlanta, Georgia. PKF International. PKF International. August 19, 2013. December 14, 2019.
  4. Web site: Rhodes-Haverty Building. AtlantaGA.gov. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101120094309/http://atlantaga.gov/government/urbandesign_rhodeshav.aspx. November 20, 2010. December 14, 2019.