GlenCastle Creative Offices

Hidden in plain sight, overlooking downtown Atlanta, the City’s first working prison farm encompassed acres of land adjacent to Grant Park, including portions of what is now I-20 and the adjacent retail center. The first building was built in 1896, and subsequent buildings in the next decade, but the complex was only used as a prison for 30 years.
Built by the prisoners, the buildings feature unique concrete and stone construction. In 2020, all three buildings (the Stockade, the Stables, and the Forge) were fully renovated in a partnership of Urban Realty Partners/Tecton, with tenants ranging from an event space to creative tech offices. Come along to learn about the layers of the building’s history and materials, and the challenges of the renovation, with neighbor and architect Sarah Butler of Praxis3.