Fairlie-Poplar in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Healey Building

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021

1. Healey Building Marker

Inscription.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
circa 1913

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 33° 45.368′ N, 84° 23.395′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Fairlie-Poplar. It is on Forsyth Street NW south of Poplar Street NW, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 57 Forsyth St NW, Atlanta GA 30303, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: U.S. Courthouse, Atlanta, Georgia (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of Coca-Cola (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Winecoff Fire (about 700 feet away); SunTrust Bank (about 700 feet away); Georgia-Pacific (about 800 feet away); 10 Park Place (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thrasherville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Willis Carlisle's Store (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Regarding Healey Building. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

The Healey Building is architecturally significant as the final tall office building design of the Atlanta firm of Morgan and Dillon before World War I and is considered by many of the architects in Atlanta today to be the finest of the city's early skyscrapers.…

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2. Healey Building

National Register of Historic Places Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021

3. Healey Building Marker

Healey Building entranceway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021

4. Healey Building entranceway

Healey Building image. Click for full size.

Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain

5. Healey Building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on June 30, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.