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Candler Building (Atlanta)

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Completed
  
1906

Management
  
Highgate Hotels

Opened
  
1906

Structural engineer
  
American Bridge Company

Owner
  
REM Associates, L.P.

Roof
  
~ 240 ft (73 m)

Floors
  
17

Construction started
  
1904

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Type
  
Hotel (formerly commercial offices)

Location
  
127 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta, Georgia

Architectural styles
  
Beaux-Arts architecture, Renaissance Revival architecture

Similar
  
Rhodes‑Haverty Building, Flatiron Building, Olympia Building, Hurt Building, Equitable Building

The Candler Building is a 17-story highrise at 127 Peachtree Street, NE, in Atlanta, Georgia. When completed in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler, it was the tallest building in the city. This location where Houston (now John Wesley Dobbs Ave) joins Peachtree Street was the location of one of the earliest churches in the city which was built on land donated by Judge Reuben Cone in the 1840s. It forms the northern border of Woodruff Park.

Map of Candler Bldg, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA

Central Bank and Trust, the bank founded by Coca-Cola co-founder Asa Griggs Candler, had its headquarters in the building.

The Beaux-Arts details remain intact and the building is on the National Register of Historic Places. The cornerstone reads "Candler Investment Co. 1904 Geo. E. Murphy Architect".

The building's owner, REM Associates, L.P., announced plans in 2016 to convert the structure to a luxury boutique hotel. The hotel will be named Candler Hotel Atlanta, managed by Highgate Hotels, and will be part of the Curio Collection division of Hilton Hotels. The 265-room hotel, set to open in 2017, will retain the building's iconic lobby, with a restaurant in the former Central Bank and Trust location. It will also feature meeting space and an outdoor roof terrace.

References

Candler Building (Atlanta) Wikipedia