One Georgia Center
{{short description|Skyscraper in Atlanta}}
{{Use American English|date = January 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = January 2020}}
{{Infobox building
| name = One Georgia Center
| image = One Georgia Center, Atlanta, GA (40508046823).jpg
| address = 600 West Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
| caption = One Georgia Center (2019)
| alternate_names = Life of Georgia Building
| references ={{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/121185 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128042037/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/121185 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |title=Emporis building ID 121185 |work=Emporis}}{{ctbuh|15016}}
| floor_count = 24
| height = {{convert|371|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| completion_date = 1968
| architectural_style = International
| elevator_count = 10
| architecture_firm = Lamberson, Plunkett, Shirley and Wooddall
Eggers & Higgins
| main_contractor = Cousins Properties
| building_type = Office
| status = Complete
| coordinates = {{coord|33|46|15|N|84|23|16|W|display=inline}}
| map_type = Midtown Atlanta#Atlanta, Georgia#Georgia (U.S. state)#USA
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://atlantatimemachine.com/downtown/life_of_georgia.htm|title=Life of Georgia building postcard|website=Atlanta Time Machine|access-date=February 3, 2020}}
History
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.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s30PNtDhBD4C&q=Bodin+&pg=PA450|title=Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events : Years of Change and Challenge, 1940-1976|last=Martin|first=Harold H.|publisher=University of Georgia Press|year=1987|isbn=978-0-8203-0913-2|volume=III|pages=450|language=en|via=Google Books}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.artsatl.org/rediscovering-atlantas-architecture-life-of-georgia/|title=Rediscovering Atlanta's Architecture: the Life of Georgia Building|last=Kahn|first=Michael|date=January 17, 2017|website=ArtsATL|language=en-US|access-date=February 3, 2020}} 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. 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.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NEYiQhuyJR8C&q=One+Georgia+Center&pg=PA361|title=AIA Guide to the Architecture of Atlanta|last=Gournay|first=Isabelle|publisher=University of Georgia Press|year=1993|isbn=978-0-8203-1450-1|editor-last=Sams|editor-first=Gerald W.|pages=95–97|language=en|via=Google Books}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/real_talk/2011/10/cousins-sells-one-georgia-center.html|title=Cousins sells One Georgia Center|last=Sams|first=Douglas|date=October 25, 2011|website=Atlanta Business Chronicle|publisher=American City Business Journals|access-date=January 28, 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|One Georgia Center}}
{{Atlanta landmarks}}
Category:Skyscrapers in Georgia (U.S. state)