Connally Building

Summary

The Connally Building is located at 54 Peachtree Street (corner of Alabama Street) in Downtown Atlanta, adjacent to the Underground Atlanta retail center. It is a work of architect William Lee Stoddart, completed in 1916.[1] The building has been so extensively renovated that it bears little resemblance to the original design, other than the terra cotta façade on the lower stories. This was originally a six-story office building with a terracotta facade, which replaced an earlier Connally Building on the site.[2] In 1990, eleven stories were added[1] and it was converted into a hotel. It has operated under the names Howard Johnson Plaza Suites, University Place at Underground, The Suite Hotel at the Underground, and most recently it became a Fairfield Inn & Suites.[3]

Connally Building (first five floors are the original building)
Connally Building after 1980s remodel (11 top stories added)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Building's entry on Emporis.com
  2. ^ "Connally Building" (1880s photo), Atlanta History Center
  3. ^ Fairfield Inn & Suites Downtown Atlanta website
  • AIA Guide to the Architecture of Atlanta, Isabelle Gournay and Gerald W. Sams, p.4

External links edit

  • "Then and now" photos on Atlanta Time Machine site (blog)

33°45′11″N 84°23′28″W / 33.753172°N 84.391151°W / 33.753172; -84.391151