Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Plant

Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Plant is considered the oldest building that Coke has around. The building is in Atlanta, Georgia. The building was used for one year from 1900 to 1901 as the headquarters and main plant of Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Dixie was the parent company for the Coca-Cola Bottling Company.

The building is a representation of how Coke moved from a fountain drink into a bottled drink. Until the mid 1890s, Coca Cola was only available at fountains. Asa Candler was the head of the company at the time, but he was uninterested in making the drink available in the bottle even though many approached him about the topic.

The building itself is a Victorian style commercial building. It was built in 1891 as a two story brick structure. It has an irregular shape in order to fit the lot Coca Cola purchased. There is a Dutch stepped gable and oval attic window. The architecture also includes an Italian Renaissance arcade with round arched windows. There is a square turret and pyramid style roof. The syrup was produced in the basement along with the automated factory. The upper floors were for the offices. The building is a national landmark and used by Georgia State University Baptist Student Union today.