{"nrhp_refnum":"96001502","name":"National NuGrape Company","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"794 Ralph McGill Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.769214059000035,"lon":-84.36170383399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-12-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story, masonry-veneered Stripped Classical industrial building at 794 Ralph McGill Boulevard in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, built in 1937 for the NuGrape Company of America, along with its connecting rail bridge.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a good, intact example of a 1930s Stripped Classical industrial building (Criterion C). It also represents Atlanta's 1930s industrial and beverage-industry activity as the headquarters of a major soft-drink company (Criterion A).","narrative":"Built in 1937 at 794 Ralph McGill Boulevard in Atlanta, this three-story industrial building served as headquarters of the NuGrape Company of America. The company began in Atlanta in 1921 and bottled its own drinks, an approach later standard in the beverage industry. The building housed the advertising office and home laboratory, served as national headquarters for more than 600 bottlers, and was where syrup was made, stored in oak barrels and shipped around the country. NuGrape stayed until 1971, when a printing company bought the property. The wood-framed building has brick veneer, steel-framed factory windows, brick pilasters, a stone cornice cap and a bridge to the adjacent rail spur. Its restrained classical detailing marks the Stripped Classical style, a transition toward modern design. Original post-and-beam construction, fire doors and a 1937 sprinkler system survive. After a certified rehabilitation, the interior holds loft apartments along central halls.","period_of_significance":"1937-1946","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other: Stripped Classical","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Now used as loft-style apartments after a certified rehabilitation; the 1937 sprinkler system and other original features remain.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.44035-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/96001502.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208266","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_NuGrape_Company","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6974593"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/national-nugrape-company-96001502/"}