Cox-Carlton Hotel
Also known as: THe Carlton Apartments
Why it's listed
Standing at 683 Peachtree Street NE in Atlanta, across from the Fox Theater and beside the Georgian Terrace Hotel, this 12-story building opened in 1925 as the Carlton Apartments. Architects Pringle and Smith designed it in the Georgian Revival style, with red brick walls, limestone and terra cotta ornament, a central entrance and a symmetrical facade. The top three floors were built for the Bell House Boys, a social fraternity of bachelors that traces back to a boarding house run by Emma Bell. After the fraternity left in 1929, the whole building became a hotel, later called the Cox-Carlton, and it kept operating through several owners, including a period as a hotel for Southern Railway employees. It was listed for its architecture, for its role as an unusual residential hotel in Atlanta, and for its social history. A rehabilitation completed in 2004 reopened it as the Hotel Indigo.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is a good example of an early 20th century high-rise urban hotel that kept many original features, and a work of the noted Atlanta firm Pringle and Smith. It is also significant for commerce and social history as a continuously operated residential hotel, first built for the Bell House Boys bachelor fraternity. It reflects the residential hotel/apartment building type, uncommon in Atlanta.
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 06000960, listed November 1, 2006. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 683 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta |
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| County | Fulton County |
| Listed | November 1, 2006 |
| Reference number | 06000960 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1925-1956 |
| Architect / builder | Pringle and Smith (Robert Smith Pringle and Francis Palmer Smith), architects, of Atlanta, GA; The Foundation Company of New York, builder |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Georgian Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Rehabilitated with investment tax credits and reopened in October 2004 as the Hotel Indigo; in use as a hotel with about 140 rooms advertised. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 33.77470, -84.38459 (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 06000960.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q16995918
- This listing as JSON
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