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The Hurt Building is an 18-story building located at 50 Hurt Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia with a unique triangular shape. One of the nation's earliest skyscrapers, the Hurt Building was built between 1913 and 1926, and was the initial home for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Judge William Wilson House (1857) Lemuel P. Grant Mansion (1856) Georgia Railroad Freight Depot (1869), oldest building located within city limits when built Tullie Smith House (1840), moved from original location in North Druid Hills to Atlanta. Various buildings can lay claim to the title of oldest structure in Atlanta.
Courthouse for the defunct Campbell County, Georgia: 46: Candler Building: Candler Building. August 24, 1977 ... Hurt Building: Hurt Building. April 13, 1977
Haas-Howell Building (now part of Rialto Center for the Arts) 75 Poplar St., NW 1991-12-23 Landmark Healey Building: 57 Forsyth St., NW 1991-12-23 Landmark Yes Herndon Home: 587 University Pl., SW 1989-10-14 Landmark Yes Hirsch Hall 55 Coca-Cola Pl., NE 1989-12-12 Historic Hurt Building: 45 Edgewood Ave., NE 1989-10-23 Landmark Yes Imperial Hotel
The Equitable Building, completed in 1892, is generally regarded as the first high-rise in the city. [3] Atlanta went through a major building boom from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, during which the city saw the completion of 13 of its 40 tallest buildings, including the Bank of America Plaza, Truist Plaza, One Atlantic Center, and 191 Peachtree Tower.
The Equitable Building was built for Joel Hurt, a prominent Atlanta developer and streetcar magnate. It was designed by Chicago's Burnham and Root, the firm established by Georgia-born architect John Wellborn Root (1850-1891) and his partner Daniel Hudson Burnham. When completed in 1892 it was the tallest building with the most floors in ...
Hurt Park is a small park in downtown Atlanta in the triangle between Edgewood Avenue, Courtland Street, and Gilmer Street. It is named after banker, real estate, and streetcar developer Joel Hurt . When Hurt Park opened in 1940, [ citation needed ] it was the first public park in downtown Atlanta since the 1860s and represented one of the ...
Hurt married Annie Bright Woodruff, and they had six children. He died in 1926. In 1940, land was donated to the city by the Trust Company and a park was dedicated as Hurt Park which lies across Peachtree Center Ave. from the Hurt Building. The Joel Hurt Cottage [3] still stands near Elizabeth and Euclid Streets in Inman Park.