{"nrhp_refnum":"02000078","name":"Empire Manufacturing Company Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"575 Glen Iris Dr., NE","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.772146183000075,"lon":-84.36686058899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-02-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Art Deco industrial building at 575 Glen Iris Drive, N.E., in northeast Atlanta, built in 1939 by the North Carolina firm Jackson & Edney for the National Linen Service Corporation. It has a partial daylight basement and brick walls.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a good, intact pre-World War II industrial building in the Art Deco style, built to new guidelines calling for a modern look, open interiors, natural light and air circulation. It is also tied to the National Linen Service Corporation, which began in Atlanta and grew nationally. The building reflects the company's diversification into manufacturing linen products.","narrative":"Built in 1939 at 575 Glen Iris Drive in northeast Atlanta, this one-story brick factory was designed and built by Jackson & Edney of North Carolina for the National Linen Service Corporation. It housed the Empire Manufacturing Company, which made uniforms, caps, towels and other linen goods. Art Deco features include an oversized entrance with a geometric brick surround, brick pilasters dividing the bays, and large multi-pane metal windows. Inside, a clear-span steel truss system covers 95 feet without supports, and five saw-tooth roof monitors bring in daylight. These choices followed company guidelines meant to move away from the sweatshop atmosphere common in older plants. The building matters as an intact example of a specialized industrial type and for its link to a company founded in Atlanta in 1919 that grew nationwide. National Linen sold the building in 1955. It is now used as offices, with the roof monitors and structural system still visible.","period_of_significance":"1939-1951","architect_builder":"Jackson & Edney-Architects/Builders","architectural_style":"MODERN MOVEMENT/Art Deco","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Now used as an office building; the first floor and basement have been divided into offices, while roof monitors and structural systems remain visible.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.178561-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/02000078.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000078/9fa2822b29-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000078/9fa2822b29-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Brogers784","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Empire_Manufacturing_Company_Building_-_March_2013.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Brogers784</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Empire_Manufacturing_Company_Building_-_March_2013.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208160","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Manufacturing_Company_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14686626"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/empire-manufacturing-company-building-02000078/"}