National Register of Historic Places

English-American Building

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Listed
March 25, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76000626

About this property

The English-American Building, commonly referenced as the Flatiron Building, is a building completed in 1897 located at 84 Peachtree Street NW in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on the wedge-shaped block between Peachtree Street NE, Poplar Street NW, and Broad Street NW. It was completed five years before New York's Flatiron Building, and shares a similar prominent flatiron shape as its counterpart. It was designed by Bradford Gilbert, a Chicago school contemporary of Daniel Burnham, the designer of the New York building. The building has 11 stories, and is the city's second and oldest standing skyscraper. The Flatiron building is protected by the city as a historic building in the Fairlie-Poplar district of downtown, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Immediately across Peachtree is the historic Rhodes-Haverty Building, on the north corner with Williams Street. FlatironCity is now home to a Microsoft Innovation Center, Women's Entrepreneurship Institute and 20+ entrepreneurs and startups. In 2017, it was announced that a statue of Evander Holyfield would be installed in front of the building. However, the planned location for the statue has since been changed.

Location

74 Peachtree St.
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
33.75635, -84.38843

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Sources

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When was English-American Building listed on the National Register?

English-American Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1976.

What type of historic resource is English-American Building?

English-American Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for English-American Building?

The period of significance for English-American Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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