Aflac Building

The Aflac Building is a skyscraper located in Columbus, Georgia. Its construction was ordered in late November 1974, the groundbreaking ceremony took place January 4, 1975, and the tower was completed and occupied on December 19, 1975. The tower is the tallest building in the city and the U.S. state of Georgia outside of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, Savannah, and Augusta. It is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of downtown. The building is 278 feet (85 m) tall. It serves as the headquarters for Aflac, an insurance company. The tower was part of a period of modernization for the Downtown Columbus area along with the Columbus Consolidated Government Center built a year earlier.

Aflac Building
Aflac Building (2012)
General information
Type	Office
Location	1932 Wynnton Road, Columbus, Georgia, United States
Coordinates	32.468°N 84.964°W / 32.468; -84.964
Completed	December 1974 – December 1975
Height
Antenna spire	13 ft
Roof	278 ft (85 m)
Top floor	unknown
Technical details
Floor count	19
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Hecht Burdeshaw Architects, Inc.

History

Its construction was ordered in late November 1974, the groundbreaking ceremony took place January 4, 1975, and the tower was completed and occupied on December 19, 1975.^[1] The Aflac Building has been adorned with a lighting display in the shape of a Christmas tree every Christmas since 1981.^[2]