Lamar Building

The Lamar Building is a 17-story skyscraper in Augusta, Georgia. It was scheduled to be completed in 1916, but the Augusta Fire of 1916 forced crews to demolish the building and restart. It was finally completed in 1918. A penthouse level was added in 1976, designed by I. M. Pei. In July 2011, the architectural critic James Howard Kunstler labeled it his "Eyesore of the Month", saying the addition is reminiscent of a Darth Vader helmet.[2]

Lamar Building
The Lamar Building is the tallest building in this picture of the downtown Augusta skyline.
General information
Type	office
Location	753 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia
Completed	1918
Owner	RDC Properties, LLC
Height
Roof	238 ft (72.5 m)
Technical details
Floor count	17
Lifts/elevators	3
Design and construction
Architect	I.M. Pei & Partners; G. Lloyd Preacher; William Lee Stoddart
Website
www.thelamarbuilding.com
Lamar Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	753 Broad St., Augusta, Georgia
Coordinates	33°28′31″N 81°57′54″W
Area	0.35 acres (0.1 ha)
Built	1913
Architect	G. Lloyd Preacher, W.L. Stoddard
NRHP reference No.	79000744[1]
Added to NRHP	April 24, 1979

Pei's addition presaged the glass pyramid he designed for The Loeuvre in Paris.[3]

The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Fire Insurance maps indicate a height of 165' (50 m) to the top of the roof at the 16th floor, just beneath the penthouse addition.

It was the tallest building in Augusta ever since it was built. The SunTrust Bank Building stands next to the Lamar Building and has been called its "sister building".[4]

The Lamar Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.