- Collection:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Presentation Slide Collection, 1968-2000
- Title:
- Academy of Medicine
- Creator:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
- Contributor to Resource:
- Perry, R. Kennon, 1890-1954
Shutze, Philip Trammell
Hentz, Adler, and Shutze (Atlanta, Ga.) - Date of Original:
- 1998
- Subject:
- Atlanta Academy of Medicine
Architecture
Historic sites--Georgia--Fulton County
Historic buildings--Georgia--Fulton County
Commercial buildings--Georgia--Fulton County
Medical offices
Neoclassicism (Architecture)
Architecture, Classical
Cultural property--Protection
Historic preservation--Georgia
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- color slides
historic preservation
historic buildings - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- The Academy of Medicine is one of the most significant buildings to represent the combined histories of architecture, medicine, and education in Atlanta. It is an excellent example of Neoclassical architecture and is one of few buildings in Atlanta that are of this style. The building symbolizes the prominence of the medical profession in Atlanta and the determination of its medical society to provide the best medical services and facilities available in the city. The supervising architect was R. Kennon Perry, with Hentz, Adler, and Shutze as consulting architects; the style of Philip T. Shutze predominates. The classical detailing is consistent throughout the building. Shutze designed the detailing and then employed craftsmen to execute the decorative trim for the Academy of Medicine. The Academy of Medicine houses the oldest medical society in Atlanta, the Medical Association of Atlanta, and serves as a central meeting place for the medical society, where, over the years, members have shared ideas, discussed medical techniques and theories, and hosted recitals, concerts and small conferences. In 1939, the site of the present Academy of Medicine was purchased. By February, 1941, the Board of Trustees met with the architects and determined the architectural plans that would meet the society’s needs. On June 10, 1941, construction began on the Academy of Medicine. Completed by December, the building was dedicated on December 15, 1941, eight days after Pearl Harbor was attacked. The members of the Fulton County Medical Association were determined to have the building paid for by the time the 153 doctors who served in the armed forces returned from duty. In 1946, a debt of approximately $154,000 for the land and building were paid. Resources: (1) Ginn, Kacy, National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208048(2)https://www.atlantaga.gov/government/departments/city-planning/historic-preservation/property-district-information/academy-of-medicineVariant names include: Academy of Medicine. See ref # 80001070 (Academy of Medicine) https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/national-register-listed-20240710.xlsx
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_449
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_449#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_449/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
- Rights:
-
