Type office Owner RDC Properties, LLC Top floor 234 ft (71.3 m) Opened 1918 Area 1,420 m² Architect G. Lloyd Preacher | Completed 1918 Roof 279 ft (85.0 m) Height 85 m Floors 17 Added to NRHP 24 April 1979 | |
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The Lamar Building is a 17-story skyscraper in Augusta, Georgia. It was scheduled to be completed in 1916, but a fire forced crews to demolish the building and restart. It was finally completed in 1918. A penthouse level was added in 1976, designed by I. M. Pei. In July 2011, the architectural critic James Howard Kunstler labeled it his "Eyesore of the Month", saying the addition is reminiscent of a Darth Vader helmet.
Map of Lamar Building, Augusta, GA 30901, USA
It was the tallest building in Augusta from 1976 until 1993, when River Place Condominiums surpassed it. The SunTrust Bank Building stands next to the Lamar Building and has been called its "sister building".
The Lamar Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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