United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387982008The original Southern Bell Telephone Building in Atlanta, pictured in 2008, was designed by architect P. Thornton Marye in the late 1920s. The art deco-style building was advertised as the city's "first modernistic skyscraper." The building's original six stories were extended to fourteen in the 1940s and topped with a tower in the 1960s.Photograph of the original Southern Bell Telephone Building in Atlanta, Georgia. This structure was designed by architect P. Thornton Marye in the late 1920s. The art deco building was advertised as the city's "first modernistic skyscraper." The building's original six stories were extended to fourteen in the 1940s and topped with a tower in the 1960s.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/p-thornton-marye-1872-1935Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/p-thornton-marye-1872-1935Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaBuildings--Georgia--AtlantaTall buildings--Georgia--AtlantaSkyscrapers--Georgia--AtlantaTowers--Georgia--AtlantaArt deco (Architecture)--Georgia--AtlantaArchitecture--Georgia--AtlantaAtlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Marye, P. Thornton (Philip Thornton), 1872-1935Southern Bell Telephone BuildingStillImage