Lamar Building
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| Lamar Building | |
| Basic data | |
| Place: | Augusta , Georgia , United States |
| Construction time : | 1913, 1916-1918 |
| Opening: | 1918 |
| Status : | Built |
| Architectural style : | Neo-Gothic , modern architecture |
| Architects : | IM Pei & Partners; G. Lloyd Preacher; William Lee Stoddart |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | offices |
| Owner : | RDC Properties |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 85 m |
| Height to the roof: | 85 m |
| Top floor: | 71.3 m |
| Floors : | 17th |
| Elevators : | 3 |
| Enclosed space : | Steel m³ |
| address | |
| Address: | 753 Broad Street |
| City: | Augusta |
The Lamar Building is a skyscraper in Augusta , Georgia . The historically important building is the highest in Augusta at 85 meters. After construction began in 1913, it had to be demolished in the meantime as a result of a major fire in 1916, and it was completed in 1918. In 1976 a penthouse was added, to which the Lamar Building owes its present height. On April 24, 1979, it was listed as a monument on the National Register of Historic Places . It is located in the city and financial center of Augusta.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed May 13, 2016
Coordinates: 33 ° 28 '31.4 " N , 81 ° 57' 53.3" W.