| English-American Building | |
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 Interactive map of English-American Building | |
| Alternative names | English-American Building Flatiron Building Georgia Savings Bank Building Empire Life Insurance Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 84Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33°45′22″N84°23′19″W / 33.7562°N 84.3885°W /33.7562; -84.3885 |
| Completed | 1897 |
| Height | |
| Roof | c. 50 m (160 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Bradford Gilbert |
English-American Building | |
| Architectural style | Neo-Classical Neo-Renaissance |
| Part of | Fairlie–Poplar Historic District (ID82002416) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000626 |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated NRHP | March 26, 1976 |
| Designated CP | September 9, 1982 |
| Designated ALB | December 23, 1991 |
| References | |
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TheEnglish-American Building, commonly referenced as theFlatiron Building, is a building completed in 1897 located at 84Peachtree Street NW indowntown Atlanta, Georgia, on thewedge-shapedblock between Peachtree Street NE, Poplar Street NW, and Broad Street NW. It was completed five years beforeNew York'sFlatiron Building, and shares a similar prominentflatiron shape as its counterpart. It was designed byBradford Gilbert, aChicago school contemporary ofDaniel Burnham, the designer of the New York building. The building has 11stories, and is the city's second and oldest standingskyscraper. The Flatiron building is protected by the city as ahistoricbuilding in theFairlie-Poplar district ofdowntown, and is listed in theNational Register of Historic Places.[5]
Immediately across Peachtree is the historicRhodes-Haverty Building, on the north corner with Williams Street.
FlatironCity is now home to aMicrosoft Innovation Center, Women's Entrepreneurship Institute and 20+ entrepreneurs and startups.
In 2017, it was announced that astatue of Evander Holyfield would be installed in front of the building. However, the planned location for the statue has since been changed.[6]
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