The Healey Building, at 57 Forsyth Street NW, in the Fairlie-Poplar district of

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

, was the last major

skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...

built in that city during the pre-

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construction boom. Designed by the firm of

Morgan & Dillon Morgan & Dillon was a major architectural firm of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It later became Morgan, Dillon & Lewis. W.T. Downing worked for the firm and was its lead designer for the Healey Building. A number of its works are listed on the Nation ...

, with assistance from Walter T. Downing, in the

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style, the 16-story structure was built between 1913-1914. It was originally planned with two facing towers connected by an atrium, taking up an entire city block. The east tower along Broad Street was never constructed due to

and the subsequent death of owner William T. Healey (son of developer Thomas G. Healey) in 1920. Healey-Bldg-Atlanta-04

The building remained in the Healey family until 1972. On August 8, 1977, it was listed on the

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, and since 1987 it has enjoyed local landmark status. In 2001, the upper floors were converted into condominiums, while the lower floors continue to be the home of galleries, shops, and restaurants.

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