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The J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building is a 14-
story Story or stories may refer to: Common uses * Story, a narrative (an account of imaginary or real people and events) ** Short story, a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting * Story (American English), or storey (British ...
highrise at the corner of Broad and Marietta streets in the Fairlie-Poplar district of
downtown Atlanta Downtown Atlanta is the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The larger of the city's two other commercial districts ( Midtown and Buckhead), it is the location of many corporate and regional headquarters; city, county, s ...
, which houses the business school of
Georgia State University Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a Public university, public research university in Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the ...
. When completed in 1901 as the Empire Building, it was the first steel-frame structure and the tallest in the city, until surpassed by the Candler Building in 1906.
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 ...
and
Hentz, Adler & Shutze Hentz, Reid & Adler was an architectural firm that did work in the U.S. state of Georgia. The firm is "known in the Southeast for their Beaux-Arts style and as the founding fathers of the Georgia school of classicism." The partnership Hentz & Re ...
were architects. In 1972, while named the Citizens & Southern National Bank Building, the structure was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
. The ground floor houses a full-service
Bank of America The Bank of America Corporation (often abbreviated BofA or BoA) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered at the Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The bank w ...
branch.
NationsBank NationsBank was one of the largest banking corporations in the United States, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company named NationsBank was formed through the merger of several other banks in 1991, and prior to that had been through mul ...
purchased Citizens & Southern National Bank in 1991, and after later acquiring BankAmerica Corp., it, along with its branches, was renamed Bank of America. The building doubled as the Illinois First Federal Savings & Loan association building in the 2016 film ''
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'', a biopic of
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starring
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.


See also

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Citizens & Southern National Bank Citizens and Southern National Bank (C&S) began as a Georgia institution that expanded into South Carolina, Florida and into other states via mergers. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia; it was the largest bank in the Southeast for much of the 20th c ...
* J. Mack Robinson College of Business


References


External links


Robinson College of Business official website
{{Atlanta landmarks Commercial buildings completed in 1901 Neoclassical architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Skyscraper office buildings in Atlanta Georgia State University Morgan & Dillon buildings National Register of Historic Places in Atlanta Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Hentz, Reid & Adler buildings City of Atlanta-designated historic sites