Haas-Howell Building

The Haas- Howell Building at 75 Poplar Street, Atlanta, Georgia is on the list as a landmark building for its exterior as of 1991. The building was constructed in 1920 with architecture by Neel Reid. The location of the building places it in the Fairlie-Poplar District, which is known as the central business center in Atlanta. This area has many 1920s buildings. Haas-Howell is considered an early American Skyscraper, with a commercial business front. Neel Reid designed it with Beaux Art Architecture for the Haas-Howell Insurance Company.

The architectural style was formulated in Paris, France before it came overseas to the USA. Neel Reid was a student of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts school. From the 1880s to 1920s many buildings were created based on the Beaux-Arts concept with stylish buildings and ornate additions. It is still more sedate than some of the more elegant buildings of the same period with different architectural schools. The eighth floor used to house the insurance company. The rest of the building was offered to lawyers, engineers and other firms. In 1928, the city changed the street numbering making 21 Poplar Street 75 Poplar Street. The building can be entered without reservations for tours.