Augusta, GA Lamar building
Could this have been a skyroom restaurant addition? It's a pretty strange addition to a 1920s skyscraper. The penthouse was designed by I.M. Pei in 1975. The building is on the National Register #79000744, and is also located in the Augusta Downtown Historic District #04000515.
From here:
The penthouse costs more than $2 million; Augustans call it "Holley's Folly" and the "giant toaster." B. Kelley New, the Lamar Building's interior designer and a former employee of Mr. Holley, said the misunderstood penthouse was supposed to resemble a pyramid to go along with the Egyptian influences in the building's architecture.
Augusta, GA Lamar building
Could this have been a skyroom restaurant addition? It's a pretty strange addition to a 1920s skyscraper. The penthouse was designed by I.M. Pei in 1975. The building is on the National Register #79000744, and is also located in the Augusta Downtown Historic District #04000515.
From here:
The penthouse costs more than $2 million; Augustans call it "Holley's Folly" and the "giant toaster." B. Kelley New, the Lamar Building's interior designer and a former employee of Mr. Holley, said the misunderstood penthouse was supposed to resemble a pyramid to go along with the Egyptian influences in the building's architecture.