55 Marietta Street, High-rise office building in downtown Atlanta, US
55 Marietta Street is a 21-story high-rise building in downtown Atlanta housing multiple commercial office tenants. The structure features modern architecture designed to accommodate businesses in the central business district.
Completed in 1958 as the Fulton National Bank Building, the 21-story tower rose 89.9 m (295 ft) and was Atlanta's tallest until One Park Tower surpassed it in 1961. It later became the Bank South Building. The site previously held the U.S. Post Office and Customs House (built 1878), which served as City Hall from 1910 to 1930 before demolition in the 1930s.
The building stands on the former location of the U.S. Post Office and Customs House, which served as Atlanta's City Hall from 1910 to 1930.
The building stands at 55 Marietta Street in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, at coordinates 33.75570, -84.39100. It is an office tower with commercial tenants, so visitors see the exterior and lobby rather than upper floors. The address sits in the central business district, near the former City Hall site the building replaced.
The site once held the U.S. Post Office and Customs House, built in 1878, which served as Atlanta's City Hall from 1910 to 1930 before being demolished in the 1930s. The 1958 tower that replaced it was designed by architect Wyatt C. Hedrick.
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