2 Peachtree Street

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2 Peachtree Street

Location	2 Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30303
Coordinates	33°45′30″N 84°23′17″W / 33.758456, -84.387918Coordinates: 33°45′30″N 84°23′17″W / 33.758456, -84.387918
Status	Complete
Constructed	1966
Use	office
Roof	566 feet (173 m)
Floor count	44
Companies
Architect	FABRAP Emery Roth & Sons
References: Emporis^[1]

2 Peachtree Street is a 44-story, 566 feet (173 m) skyscraper located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Built in 1966, the building was the tallest building in the Southeast at the time.^[1] It was Atlanta's tallest until 1976, when the Westin Peachtree Plaza surpassed it.^[1]

[edit] History

2 Peachtree Street was originally constructed as the headquarters building for First National Bank of Atlanta, also known as First Atlanta.^[2] It was designed by a partnership of Atlanta architectural firm FABRAP, and New York firm Emery Roth & Sons.^[3] First Atlanta was acquired by the holding company for Wachovia Bank in 1985, but continued to operate under its own charter until 1991.^[2] In 1991, under new liberalized banking laws, First Atlanta was merged into the charter of Wachovia Bank of Georgia. Shortly thereafter, Wachovia moved its Georgia offices to 191 Peachtree and 2 Peachtree Street was acquired by the state of Georgia for government offices.^[1]

[edit] See also

List of tallest buildings in Atlanta

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d State of Georgia Building. Emporis. Emporis Corporation. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
^ ^a ^b Hills, Thomas D. (2006-08-30). First National Bank of Atlanta/Wachovia Bank, N.A.. The New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
^ Craig, Robert M. (2007-12-14). FABRAP: Finch, Alexander, Barnes, Rothschild, and Pascal. The New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.

Preceded by 34 Peachtree	Tallest building in Atlanta 1966-1976	Succeeded by Westin Peachtree Plaza

v • d • e Atlanta Skyscrapers (at least 330 feet/100 meters in height)

Downtown	Richard B. Russell Federal Building \| Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center \| 2 Peachtree Street \| Centennial Tower \| 34 Peachtree \| SunTrust Building \| Equitable Building \| Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel \| Georgia-Pacific Tower \| 191 Peachtree Tower \| 270 Peachtree \| Peachtree Center: North Tower \| South Tower \| Marquis I \| Marquis II \| International Tower Georgia Power Building \| Atlanta Hilton \| Marriott Marquis \| Hyatt Regency Atlanta \| SunTrust Plaza \| Peachtree Summit \| TWELVE Centennial Park

Midtown	Coca-Cola \| Bank of America Plaza \| One Georgia Center \| AT&T Midtown Center \| Spire \| Viewpoint \| 1010 Peachtree \| 1100 Peachtree \| The Campanile \| The Proscenium \| 1180 Peachtree \| Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta/GLG Grand \| Mayfair Condominiums \| One Atlantic Center \| Atlantic Center Plaza \| Promenade II Atlantic Station: 171 17th Street \| 201 17th Street \| 271 17th Street \| TWELVE Atlantic Station \| The Atlantic

Buckhead (Uptown)	Park Place \| 2828 Peachtree \| Terminus 100 \| Terminus 200 \| Realm \| Buckhead Grand \| Tower Place \| 3344 Peachtree \| The Mansion on Peachtree \| The Paramount \| Resurgens Plaza \| Park Avenue Condominiums \| 3630 Peachtree