The Atlanta Biltmore Hotel and Biltmore Apartments is a historic building located in Atlanta, Georgia. The complex, originally consisting of a hotel and apartments, was developed by William Candler, son of Coca-Cola executive Asa Candler, with Holland Ball Judkins and John McEntee Bowman. The original hotel building was converted to an office building in 1999. The building is currently owned by the Georgia Institute of Technology and is adjacent to Technology Square.
The Atlanta Biltmore is easily distinguished by the towering radio masts on each end of the building, with vertical illuminated letters that spell out "BILTMORE". The studios on the top floor broadcast WSB-AM from 1925 until 1956. The large radio masts supported the transmitting antenna of WSB-AM from 1925 to 1929, when output power was increased to 5,000 watts, and a suburban transmitter site was built in East Lake.[5]
In 1967, the Atlanta Biltmore was sold to Sheraton Hotels and became the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel. Sheraton spent $5 million on renovations and operated the hotel until 1979, when they sold it to Biltmore Hospitality Partners,[2] which renamed the hotel the Atlanta Biltmore. Both buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 1980.[6] The hotel closed in 1982 and was sold in 1984 to Renaissance Investment Corporation,[2] which planned to convert both the smaller apartment tower and the enormous hotel tower to condominiums. They completed work on the apartment tower, but then went bankrupt in 1986 and had to sell the entire property. The newly renovated apartment tower was opened as the Biltmore Suites Hotel while the main building remained vacant for many years.
The complex was sold to Novare Group in January 1998,[7] who gutted and transformed the main hotel building into office space, reopening it in 1999. Due to extensive renovations over the years, there were only two remaining historic public rooms, the ballroom and dining room on the main floor. They were fully restored and are used as public function rooms, known as The Biltmore Ballrooms. The adjoining Biltmore Suites Hotel was closed in 1998 and converted to condominiums known as Biltmore House, which opened in 1999.[8]
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The Atlanta Biltmore Hotel and Biltmore Apartments is a historic building located in Atlanta Georgia The complex originally consisting of a hotel and apartments was developed by William Candler son of Coca Cola executive Asa Candler with Holland Ball Judkins and John McEntee Bowman The original hotel building was converted to an office building in 1999 The building is currently owned by the Georgia Institute of Technology and is adjacent to Technology Square Atlanta Biltmore Hotel and Biltmore ApartmentsU S National Register of Historic PlacesAtlanta Landmark BuildingShow map of AtlantaShow map of GeorgiaShow map of the United StatesLocation817 West Peachtree Street Atlanta GeorgiaCoordinates33 46 36 N 84 23 11 W 33 77667 N 84 38639 W 33 77667 84 38639Built1924Built byStarrett Bros ArchitectLeonard SchultzeArchitectural styleNeo Georgian Colonial RevivalNRHP reference No 80001071 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPJanuary 20 1980Designated ALBOctober 23 1989 Contents 1 History 2 Photo gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Advertisement from The Dixie Highway Magazine May 1925 Opened on April 19 1924 2 the 11 story hotel and 10 story apartment building were constructed somewhat away from downtown Atlanta in an area that became known as Midtown Designed by the New York firm of Schultze and Weaver the hotel was operated by Bowman Biltmore Hotels 3 4 The Atlanta Biltmore is easily distinguished by the towering radio masts on each end of the building with vertical illuminated letters that spell out BILTMORE The studios on the top floor broadcast WSB AM from 1925 until 1956 The large radio masts supported the transmitting antenna of WSB AM from 1925 to 1929 when output power was increased to 5 000 watts and a suburban transmitter site was built in East Lake 5 In 1967 the Atlanta Biltmore was sold to Sheraton Hotels and became the Sheraton Biltmore Hotel Sheraton spent 5 million on renovations and operated the hotel until 1979 when they sold it to Biltmore Hospitality Partners 2 which renamed the hotel the Atlanta Biltmore Both buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 20 1980 6 The hotel closed in 1982 and was sold in 1984 to Renaissance Investment Corporation 2 which planned to convert both the smaller apartment tower and the enormous hotel tower to condominiums They completed work on the apartment tower but then went bankrupt in 1986 and had to sell the entire property The newly renovated apartment tower was opened as the Biltmore Suites Hotel while the main building remained vacant for many years The complex was sold to Novare Group in January 1998 7 who gutted and transformed the main hotel building into office space reopening it in 1999 Due to extensive renovations over the years there were only two remaining historic public rooms the ballroom and dining room on the main floor They were fully restored and are used as public function rooms known as The Biltmore Ballrooms The adjoining Biltmore Suites Hotel was closed in 1998 and converted to condominiums known as Biltmore House which opened in 1999 8 On June 13 2016 7 The Biltmore was purchased from Novare by the Georgia Institute of Technology 9 Photo gallery edit nbsp Portico on West Peachtree Street nbsp Biltmore House Condominiums nbsp View from the Renaissance Hotel nbsp National Register of Historic Places plaqueSee also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County Georgia Hotels in AtlantaReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 a b c Atlanta GA Biltmore Hotel and Tower Atlantaga gov Retrieved February 2 2019 Atlanta A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary Atlanta Biltmore Hotel and Biltmore Apartments National Park Service July 3 2008 Sams Gerald W ed AIA Guide to the Architecture of Atlanta page 104 University of Georgia Press 1993 WSB East Lake transmitter Broadcasting Collections Digitalcollections library gsu edu Retrieved February 2 2019 1 dead link a b Georgia Tech Acquires Historic Biltmore News gatech edu Retrieved February 2 2019 Biltmore House Condominiums Biltmorehouse org Retrieved February 2 2019 Georgia Tech Acquires Historic Biltmore News gatech edu Retrieved December 8 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Biltmore Atlanta Georgia The Biltmore Ballrooms official website Biltmore House Condominiums official website Atlanta Time Machine s Then Now photo 1 Atlanta Time Machine s Then Now photo 2 Atlanta Time Machine s Then Now photo 3 Atlanta Time Machine s Then Now photo 4 National Park Service s National Register of Historic Places Atlanta Atlanta Georgia a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Atlanta Biltmore Hotel and Biltmore Apartments amp oldid 1198660664, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
