Candler Building (Atlanta)

The Candler Building is a 17-story high-rise at 127 Peachtree Street, NE, in Atlanta, Georgia. When completed in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler, it was the tallest building in the city. This location where Houston (now John Wesley Dobbs Ave) joins Peachtree Street was the location of one of the earliest churches in the city which was built on land donated by Judge Reuben Cone in the 1840s. It forms the northern border of Woodruff Park.^[6]

The Candler Hotel
Candler Building in 2020
General information
Type	Hotel (formerly commercial offices)
Location	127 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates	33.75689°N 84.38788°W / 33.75689; -84.38788
Construction started	1904
Completed	1906
Owner	REM Associates, L.P.
Height
Roof	~ 240 ft (73 m)
Technical details
Floor count	17
Design and construction
Architect(s)	George Stewart George E. Murphy
Structural engineer	American Bridge Company
Candler Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Atlanta Landmark Building
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts Neo-Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	77000424
Significant dates
Designated NHL	August 24, 1977
Designated ALB	October 23, 1989
References
[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Central Bank and Trust, the bank founded by Coca-Cola co-founder Asa Griggs Candler, had its headquarters in the building.^[7]

The Beaux-Arts details remain intact and the building is on the National Register of Historic Places. The cornerstone reads "Candler Investment Co. 1904 Geo. E. Murphy Architect".^[8]

The building was featured in the 2017 crime film Baby Driver, where it was the site of the first bank robbery committed in the film.^[9]

In 2016, the building's owner, REM Associates, L.P., announced plans to convert it to a luxury boutique hotel.^[10] The Candler Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton opened on October 24, 2019. The 265-room hotel retains the building's iconic lobby, with a restaurant named By George in the former Central Bank and Trust location, and 6,000 square feet (560 m²) of meeting space.^[11] The hotel was also inducted into Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, that same year.^[12]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County, Georgia
• Hotels in Atlanta
• Candler Building (Kansas City)
• Candler Building (New York City)
• Candler Field
• Candler Park

References

1. "Candler Building". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
2. "Emporis building ID 121147". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
3. Candler Building at Glass Steel and Stone (archived)
4. "Candler Building". SkyscraperPage.
5. Candler Building at Structurae
6. "National Register of Historical Places - Georgia (GA), Fulton County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. February 12, 2007.
7. "Candler Building", National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary: Atlanta"
8. "Candler Building--Atlanta: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary". Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
9. Walljasper, Matt (August 3, 2017). "A map of all the places Baby Driver filmed in Atlanta". Atlanta. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
10. "Atlanta's Iconic Candler Building to Open Doors As a Hotel In 2017". Hotel News Resource. February 6, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
11. "The Candler Hotel Atlanta Opens". Hotel News Resource. October 24, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
12. "Hotel History - The Candler Hotel Atlanta, Curio Collection by Hilton". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

External links

Media related to Candler Building at Wikimedia Commons

• The Candler Building Official Website
• Atlanta, Georgia, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary