One Georgia Center

One Georgia Center
One Georgia Center
	One Georgia Center (2019)
	Location within Atlanta Midtown One Georgia Center (Atlanta) One Georgia Center (Georgia (U.S. state)) One Georgia Center (the United States)
Alternative names	Life of Georgia Building
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office
Architectural style	International
Address	600 West Peachtree Street NW; Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Coordinates	33°46′15″N 84°23′16″W
Completed	1968
Height	371 ft (113 m)
Technical details
Floor count	24
Lifts/elevators	10
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Lamberson, Plunkett, Shirley and Wooddall; Eggers & Higgins
Main contractor	Cousins Properties
References
	[1][2]

One Georgia Center (also 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.[3]

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.[4][5] Originally, the building was capped by a large sign for Life of Georgia, though this has since been removed.[5] 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.[6] In 2011, Cousins Properties sold the building for $48.6 million.[7]

References

One Georgia Center at Emporis
"One Georgia Center". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
"Life of Georgia building postcard". Atlanta Time Machine. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
Martin, Harold H. (1987). Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events : Years of Change and Challenge, 1940-1976. III. University of Georgia Press. p. 450. ISBN 978-0-8203-0913-2 – via Google Books.
Kahn, Michael (January 17, 2017). "Rediscovering Atlanta's Architecture: the Life of Georgia Building". ArtsATL. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
Gournay, Isabelle (1993). Sams, Gerald W. (ed.). AIA Guide to the Architecture of Atlanta. University of Georgia Press. pp. 95–97. ISBN 978-0-8203-1450-1 – via Google Books.
Sams, Douglas (October 25, 2011). "Cousins sells One Georgia Center". Atlanta Business Chronicle. American City Business Journals. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

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[1] One Georgia Center at Emporis

[2] "One Georgia Center". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.

[3] "Life of Georgia building postcard". Atlanta Time Machine. Retrieved February 3, 2020.

[4] Martin, Harold H. (1987). Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events : Years of Change and Challenge, 1940-1976. III. University of Georgia Press. p. 450. ISBN 978-0-8203-0913-2 – via Google Books.

[:0-5] Kahn, Michael (January 17, 2017). "Rediscovering Atlanta's Architecture: the Life of Georgia Building". ArtsATL. Retrieved February 3, 2020.

[6] Gournay, Isabelle (1993). Sams, Gerald W. (ed.). AIA Guide to the Architecture of Atlanta. University of Georgia Press. pp. 95–97. ISBN 978-0-8203-1450-1 – via Google Books.

[7] Sams, Douglas (October 25, 2011). "Cousins sells One Georgia Center". Atlanta Business Chronicle. American City Business Journals. Retrieved January 28, 2020.