One of the nation's earliest skyscrapers, the Hurt Building was built between 1913 and 1926, and was the initial home for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

[6] It was the 17th largest office building in the world at the time of its construction,[7] it is considered a good example of the skyscraper developed by the famed Louis Sullivan and the Chicago School style.

The building envelope is uninterrupted marble and glazed brick piers with ornamental terra cotta spandrels terminating in a heavy decorative cornice exemplifying the craftsmanship of the early 1900s.

It is composed of straight fronts, a flat roof, level skyline, subordination of ornament, a regular pattern of fenestration, and cornices of moderate projection.

The original 1913 chandelier underscores the artistically vibrant ceiling, decorated with brilliant gold leaf panels and dramatic sunbursts, reflected in the circular grand marble staircase leading to the Venetian Room, an event space.

In the 2016 crime thriller Triple 9, the Hurt Building was the site of the bank robbery committed at the start of the film.