The Glenn Building is a historic building on

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in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Built in 1923 as an office building, the building was converted to a

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in 2006 and added to the

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in 2008.

History

The Glenn Building was built in 1923. That same year, construction of the

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led to a boom in development on the west side of downtown Atlanta which included the nearby Bona Allen Office Building. The ten-story building was designed by Wadley B. Wood of

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, and originally served as an office building. It was named after former

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John Thomas Glenn John Thomas Glenn (March 21, 1844March 14, 1899)Franklin Ga ...

. An

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was constructed adjacent to the building in 1928, but was demolished in the 1990s and replaced by a larger parking garage. In the late 1980s, the

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purchased the building as a possible expansion site, but sold the building after deciding to instead relocate to

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. In 2003,

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placed the building on a top 10 "development opportunities" in

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, alongside other derelict or abandoned buildings such as the Medical Arts Building and the

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. In 2006, the building underwent a $6 million renovation that converted the building into a

as part of the

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under

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. Several sources cite the Glenn Hotel as the first boutique hotel in downtown Atlanta. The building was added to the

in 2008. In 2015, Alexi Torres was commissioned by the building owners to paint a mural on a side of the building.

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* * {{List of Marriott hotels, state=autocollapse Office buildings completed in 1923 Skyscraper hotels in Atlanta Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) National Register of Historic Places in Atlanta Autograph Collection Hotels Hotels in Atlanta 1923 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)

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