Atlanta Buggy Company and Warehouse-Hatcher Bros. Furniture Company
Also known as: Atlanta Buggy Works
Why it's listed
Two connected brick factory buildings on Means Street, northwest of downtown Atlanta, record the city's early manufacturing past. The two-story Atlanta Buggy Company building went up around 1903 as a full assembly plant for buggies, including painting and upholstery, and still carries a painted company sign on its roofline. In 1907-1908 the Ware-Hatcher Bros. Furniture Company added a four-story building beside it and bought the buggy works for expansion. Furniture makers, including Southern Furniture and Fox Manufacturing, used the space until the Depression, and a textile salvage firm occupied it from 1951 into the 1980s. Both buildings are plain and functional, with load-bearing brick walls, segmental arched windows, heavy timber beams and floors, and sliding metal fire doors. They were listed as rare surviving examples of early 20th-century industrial architecture in Atlanta and as evidence of the city's specialized manufacturing. Part of the furniture building has been demolished, and the remainder is now offices.
Significance in brief: The buildings are argued to be good examples of utilitarian early 20th-century industrial design, with load-bearing brick walls, segmental arched windows and heavy timber framing. They also represent early 20th-century manufacturing in Atlanta, where such buildings have become increasingly rare. Significance is local, under Architecture and Industry.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 92001070, listed August 21, 1992. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 530--544 Means St., Atlanta |
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| County | Fulton County |
| Listed | August 21, 1992 |
| Reference number | 92001070 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | C. 1903 - 1931 |
| Architectural style | No Style |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Industry |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The buggy company building and the remaining part of the Ware-Hatcher building were recently rehabilitated and are used as offices. A four-story section of the Ware-Hatcher building was recently demolished. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 33.77276, -84.40553 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 92001070.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q134344984
- This listing as JSON
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