M.C. Kiser Building | |
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| Location | 210 Pryor Street Atlanta,Georgia,United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°44′57″N84°23′34″W / 33.74917°N 84.39278°W /33.74917; -84.39278 |
| Built | 1923 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100003966 |
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 2019 |
TheM.C. Kiser Company Building is a historic building inAtlanta, Georgia, United States. Located in theSouth Downtown neighborhood, it was built in 1923 as a shoe factory, converted to apartments in 2017, and added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 2019.
The building was constructed in 1923 to house the M.C. Kiser Company, ashoe manufacturing company founded inAtlanta in the late 1800s. The company, described in a 1920 article ofThe Atlanta Constitution as “one of the most important business establishments of Atlanta,” had outgrown its previous facilities, and this building was constructed primarily as afactory,warehouse, andretail center for their Shield Brand Shoes line. The company used the building until 1933, and afterwards it was used by various commercial entities.[1]
In March 2016, local developer Gallman Development Group announced plans to convert the building to anapartment building.[2] Gallman, which had previously converted warehouses in Atlanta'sCastleberry Hill neighborhood tolofts,[2][3] planned to convert the building to an "industrial chic" living space,[4] and that month secured $8.5 million in funding.[5] Initially, they planned to open in spring 2017.[4] However, construction was prevented from starting until January 2017.[6] A report in July stated that the building would house 36 one-bedroom apartments and five two-bedroom apartments, with aCurbed Atlanta article from July stating that the property could be marketed asstudent housing due to its proximity toGeorgia State University.[7]
On May 28, 2019, the property was added to theNational Register of Historic Places.[1]
The brick building features three stories with abasement. As it was originally built, the bottom floor was used primarily for retail, while the upper two floors were used for warehousing and as a factory. The exterior of the building features minimal ornamentation or design. The structure is an example of "mill" or "slow-burning" architecture, designed forfire prevention.[1]