Since Atlanta was founded, there have been four official city halls of Atlanta. This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...

Antebellum

Atlanta's first official city hall

After half a decade of makeshift meeting places for city business (including hotels and grocery stores), in 1853 mayor of Atlanta John Mims purchased the four-acre (16,000 m²) "Peters's Reserve" from Richard Peters for $5,000. On this land (current site of the Georgia State Capitol) was built a two-story brick structure (with an additional two-story cupola) for the city hall as well as some court functions. Each floor was was 70 by 100 foot providing nearly 15,000 square foot of space. It was opened on October 17, 1854 and served for three decades during which time it served as campgrounds for occupying Union army during the war and was briefly the state capitol during 1868 when the capital first moved from Milledgeville, Georgia. It was demolished in 1885. A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ... A shop that sells food, either a Supermarket or a much smaller place. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This is the list of mayors of Atlanta — former mayors of the city of Atlanta. ... Richard Peters (November 10, 1810 – February 6, 1889) was an American railroad man and a founder of Atlanta. ... East side (back) of the The Georgia State Capitol The Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia is an architecturally and historically significant building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ... An old brick wall in English bond laid with alternating courses of headers and Brick is an artificial stone made by forming clay into rectangular blocks which are hardened, either by burning in a kiln or sometimes, in warm and sunny countries, by sun-drying. ... Cupola of St Peters Basilica, Rome In architecture, a cupola consists of a dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome, often used as a lookout or to admit light and remove stale air. ... In small towns, the town hall may also incorporate other functions, such as a post office. ... A court is an official, public forum which a sovereign establishes by lawful authority to adjudicate disputes, and to dispense civil, labour, administrative and criminal justice under the law. ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Shermans veterans. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Milledgeville is a city located in Baldwin County, Georgia (of which it is the county seat), northeast of Macon, Georgia between Eatonton, Georgia and Hardwick, Georgia along Highway 441 on the banks of the Oconee River. ... A massive crane is used to demolish this tower block in northern England Demolition is the opposite of construction: the tearing-down of buildings and other structures. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Gilded Age

The old chamber of commerce building was four stories tall and located on the northeast corner of Pryor and Hunter (now MLK Blvd). It was the city hall from 1882 to 1911. Chambers of commerce are business advocacy groups which are usually not associated with government. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

Roaring Twenties

Next was in the old customs house and post office on the north side of Marietta Street between Forsyth and Fairlie. Purchased from the U.S. federal government by Atlanta mayor Robert Maddox for $70,000, this imposing structure served as city hall for nearly twenty years. It was so solidly built that the first company hired to raze it actually went out of business before completing the job. Customs duty is a tariff or tax on the import or export of goods. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, GeorgiaGR6, and is its county seat. ... ... This is the list of mayors of Atlanta — former mayors of the city of Atlanta. ...

Modern

Current Atlanta City Hall

The current city hall, architected by G. Lloyd Preacher, was completed in February of 1930. An annex was completed in 1989, and the building was designated a "landmark building exterior" on October 23 of that year. Download high resolution version (519x640, 46 KB)Atlanta City Hall, 68 Mitchell Street Southwest, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA; Elevated view showing north(main) and west elevations HABS, GA,61-ATLA,7-1 This image is from HABS/HAER, the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record collection at the... Download high resolution version (519x640, 46 KB)Atlanta City Hall, 68 Mitchell Street Southwest, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA; Elevated view showing north(main) and west elevations HABS, GA,61-ATLA,7-1 This image is from HABS/HAER, the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record collection at the... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

This building at 68 Mitchell Street SW occupies the site of the house that General William Tecumseh Sherman took as the headquarters of his occupation after his Atlanta Campaign and before his March to the Sea (Sept.–Nov., 1864). The house was one of the few buildings in Atlanta that Sherman did not destroy. At the time, it belonged to Richard F. Lyon, an associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court [1]. William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. ... Palisades and chevaux-de-frise in front of the Potter House, Atlanta, Georgia, 1864. ... Engraving by Alexander Hay Ritchie depicting Shermans March Shermans March to the Sea is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign, conducted in late 1864 by Major General William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army during the American Civil War. ... The Georgia Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority of the U.S. State of Georgia. ...

City Hall East

Some city hall services have been available at City Hall East, located on Ponce de Leon Avenue northeast of downtown. The building formerly belonged to Sears, and is in an area soon to be redeveloped, possibly becoming loft apartments. It is across the street from the historic DuPre Excelsior Mill, more recently known as the Masquerade nightclub. Sears Holdings Corporation NASDAQ: SHLD is the third largest retailer in the United States, behind Wal-Mart and The Home Depot. ... Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in British English) is a movement in urban planning that reached its peak in the United States from the late 1940s through the early 1970s. ...