Photo: Georgia Department of History and Archives
Name
Georgia Department of History and Archives
Address
330 Capitol Avenue SE
Fulton County
Atlanta, Georgia
Designer
A. Thomas Bradbury
Others Associated with Building Unknown
Commission Unknown
Year Built
1962-1965
Significant Alterations Unknown
Year Demolished
Future status unknown. Proposed park development on site and adjacent properties, including former Georgia State Archives building may include demolition (see related information below).
Description
"Like the Department of Transportation offices, this building reflects the architect's modernist attitudes and an eye for the classically functional. Drawing from classical models, Bradbury reformed those ideals into a temple-like structure that incorporates column shapes with modernist, angular lines."
Current Use
Vacant
Condition Vacant, maintained by State of Georgia
Credit
Craig, Robert M. Atlanta Architecture - Art Deco to Modern Classic 1929-1959. Pelican Publishing Company, 1995.

Photo: ©2004 Amie Spinks

Related Information
Final report form Memorial Drive - Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Area Revitalization Study (2.0 mb PDF file): www.vergestudios.com/Memorial/mem-area%20reports.pdf