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Forsyth-Walton Building

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Forsyth-Walton Building
Forsyth-Walton Building (2019).
Forsyth-Walton Building is located in Downtown Atlanta
Forsyth-Walton Building
Location within Downtown Atlanta
Forsyth-Walton Building is located in Atlanta
Forsyth-Walton Building
Forsyth-Walton Building (Atlanta)
Forsyth-Walton Building is located in Georgia
Forsyth-Walton Building
Forsyth-Walton Building (Georgia)
Forsyth-Walton Building is located in the United States
Forsyth-Walton Building
Forsyth-Walton Building (the United States)
General information
LocationFairlie–Poplar, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Address52 Walton Street NW
Coordinates33°45′22″N 84°23′27″W / 33.7560°N 84.3907°W / 33.7560; -84.3907
Completed1900
Technical details
Floor count2

The Forsyth-Walton Building is a historic building in the Fairlie-Poplar district of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Built in 1900 with renovations around 1936, it is one of the oldest commercial buildings in the area.

History

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The building was built in 1900 at the intersection of Forsyth Street and Walton Street in the Fairlie-Poplar district of downtown Atlanta.[1][2] Around 1936, an Art Deco facade was added to the building.[1] Today, the building stands as one of the oldest commercial buildings in the district.[1]

In 2014, the building was placed on the Atlanta Preservation Center's list of most endangered historic places in Atlanta.[1] In October 2015, it was announced that a nearby tech building had plans to demolish the building and repurpose the area.[1][3] However, following public outcry, the developers instead announced plans to preserve the building and build an expansion on top of the existing structure.[3][4] As of 2018, no further plans have been announced for the building.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Forsyth-Walton Building". Atlanta Preservation Center. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Stokes, Stephannie (October 28, 2015). "Historic Building Facing Demolition Renews Atlanta Preservation Debate". WABE. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Kahn, Michael (November 12, 2015). "Redesign could Spare Facade of Historic Downtown Building". Curbed Atlanta. Vox Media. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Kahn, Michael (February 8, 2018). "Checking in on Atlanta's 'most annoyingly vacant' spaces, years later". Curbed Atlanta. Vox Media. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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