United States Post Office and Customs House (Atlanta)

U.S. Post Office and Customs House
Former names Atlanta City Hall
General information
Type Government offices
Location 55 Marietta Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates 33°45′21″N 84°23′28″W / 33.75574°N 84.39103°W / 33.75574; -84.39103Coordinates: 33°45′21″N 84°23′28″W / 33.75574°N 84.39103°W / 33.75574; -84.39103
Completed 1878
Demolished 1930s
Design and construction
Architecture firm Thomas G. Healey (1818-1897)[1][2]
Building under construction, 1870s
In use as a customs house and post office
In use as a customs house and post office
Postcard ca. 1910

The U.S Post Office and Customs House in Atlanta (also Atlanta's City Hall from 1910 to 1930) was a landmark building located on Marietta Street, occupying the block bounded by Marietta, Fairlie, Walton and Forsyth streets in the Fairlie-Poplar district of Downtown Atlanta. The building opened in 1878. In 1910 the City acquired the building and it was used as the Atlanta City Hall until 1930, after which it was razed. The lot was rebuilt in 1958 as the Fulton National Bank building, now the 55 Marietta Street building.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Healey Building", City of Atlanta: Urban Design Commission
  2. ↑ Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1820s-1870s, Franklin M. Garrett, p.351
  3. ↑ Excerpts from Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events: Vol. 1: 1820s-1870s, Franklin Miller Garrett
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