Smith, Francis Palmer, 1886-1971United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation1998The Art Deco style building was designed by architect Francis Palmer Smith of the firm of Pringle and Smith.[1] While the firm had designed many Beaux-Arts buildings in Atlanta, the Orr Building was one of the first two buildings designed by Pringle and Smith in the Art Deco style (alongside the William–Oliver Building, finished the same year). The building's namesake, W. W. (Wayman W.) Orr, was the president of the Atlanta Retail Merchants' Association for several years in the 1910s.[1] It is currently part of the Emory University Hospital Midtown complex. The building is decorated with serpents and staffs (caduceus) alluding to its past and current function as a medical building. Variant names include: W. W. Orr Building, W. W. Orr Doctors Building. See https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/francis-palmer-smith-1886-1971/m-647/image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ArchitectureHistoric sites--Georgia--Fulton CountyHistoric buildings--Georgia--Fulton CountyCommercial buildings--Georgia--Fulton CountyArt deco (Architecture)Cultural property--ProtectionHistoric preservation--GeorgiaHistoric buildings--Conservation and restorationPringle and Smith, ArchitectsW. W. Orr BuildingStillImage