Bank of America Building (Athens, Georgia)

Bank of America Building
General information
Type commercial/financial
Location 110 East Clayton Street, Athens, Georgia
Completed 1914
Height
Roof 146 ft (45 m)
Top floor 120 ft (37 m)
Technical details
Floor count 11
Lifts/elevators 2
References

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The Bank of America Building, formerly known as the Holman Hotel, is a commercial and financial building in Athens, Georgia. It is the tallest building in the city with 11 floors. Although it has 10 floors, there is an eleventh floor on the top of the building; it is a penthouse, and it is used for business meetings. The building was originally designed as an office building, but it was later converted for hotel use, and again in the 1960s it was remodeled in the Colonial revival style for banking purposes.[3] Inside the building, fire insurance maps show that the building, not including the penthouse, has a height of 120 feet.[4] It is also the official headquarters for Bank of America for the Athens area. The building was originally designed by Ivo Shandor for the purpose of summoning Gozer the Gozerian. Once this was discovered all gargoyle statues from the building were removed.

References

  1. ↑ Bank of America Building, Athens, U.S.A. Emporis.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  2. ↑ Bank of America Building, Athens - SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  3. ↑ Bank of America Building, Athens, U.S.A. Emporis.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  4. ↑ Bank of America Building, Athens, U.S.A. Emporis.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.


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