Citizen's and Southern Bank Building
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Why it's listed
Rising fourteen stories at the corner of Broad, Marietta and Walton Streets in Atlanta, this office and bank building was first put up in 1901-1902 as the Empire Building. Its original design by Morgan and Dillon used a steel-cage frame, buff brick, paired windows and a flat roof, showing the influence of the Chicago School after the architect's trip to Chicago and New York. The building later became the Atlanta Trust Building and, in 1929, was bought by Citizen's and Southern Bank. Hentz, Adler and Schutze then redesigned the three-story base in the Second Renaissance Revival style, replacing stucco and cast iron with stone. Inside, a two-story banking hall runs from Walton Street to Marietta Street, with Italian marble walls, Corinthian pilasters, a patterned marble floor and bronze chandeliers. The nomination values the building as the product of two periods of Atlanta's commercial growth and as a work of two prominent local architectural firms.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the building is architecturally significant as the work of two leading Atlanta firms, Morgan and Dillon (1901) and Hentz, Adler and Schutze (1929). The original design showed Chicago School characteristics, with steel-cage expression and large glass areas. The 1929 Renaissance-style base and two-story marble banking hall are described as among the grandest well-designed spaces in central Atlanta. The building also reflects the attitudes of Atlanta's business community in two periods of growth.
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 77000426, listed August 18, 1977. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 35 Broad St., Atlanta |
|---|---|
| County | Fulton County |
| Listed | August 18, 1977 |
| Reference number | 77000426 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1901/1929 |
| Architect / builder | Morgan and Dillon, 1901; Hentz, Adler and Schutze, 1929 |
| Architectural style | Commercial style (Chicago School influence) with a Second Renaissance Revival base |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Marked occupied, privately owned, with commercial present use; the form lists the building as altered. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Fairlie-Poplar Historic District |
| Coordinates | 33.75494, -84.38977 (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 77000426.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6106445
- This listing as JSON
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