Healey Building
Healey Building | |
 Healey Building, West Tower | |
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| Location | 57 Forsyth St., Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1913 |
| Architect | Morgan & Dillon; Walter T. Downing |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| Part of | Fairlie–Poplar Historic District (ID82002416) |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000429[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 12, 1977 |
| Designated CP | September 9, 1982 |
| Designated ALB | December 23, 1991 |
The Healey Building, at 57 Forsyth Street NW, in the Fairlie-Poplar district of Atlanta, was the last major skyscraper built in that city during the pre-World War I construction boom. Designed by the firm of Morgan & Dillon, with assistance from Walter T. Downing, in the Gothic Revival style, the 16-story structure was built between 1913-1914. It was originally planned with two facing towers connected by an atrium, taking up an entire city block. During construction, steelworker Billy Newburn fell to his death in 1913.The east tower along Broad Street was never constructed due to World War I and the subsequent death of owner William T. Healey (son of developer Thomas G. Healey) in 1920.[2]
The building remained in the Healey family until 1972. On August 8, 1977, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and since 1987 it has enjoyed local landmark status. In 2001, the upper floors were converted into condominiums, while the lower floors continue to be the home of galleries, shops, and restaurants.
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- The Healey Condominiums Archived 2021-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Office buildings completed in 1914
- John Robert Dillon buildings
- Residential skyscrapers in Atlanta
- Gothic Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Unfinished buildings and structures in the United States
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Residential condominiums in the United States
- City of Atlanta-designated historic sites
- National Register of Historic Places in Atlanta
- 1914 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Georgia (U.S. state)