229 Auburn Avenue is a contributing building in the Sweet Auburn National Historic Landmark District (designated 1976) in Atlanta, Georgia on the southeast corner of Auburn Avenue and Jesse Hill, Jr. Drive (Butler Street NE). Though commonly referred to as the Atlanta Life Insurance Branch Office building, due to the length of ownership by the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, there were other tenants who also greatly contributed to the significance of the structure.

The 1911 Sanborn Fire Insurance map denotes 185 Auburn Avenue as a bank with the same configuration as recorded on the 1899 map. According to City Directory information, the Atlanta State Savings Bank had its offices in this building from 1910 to 1913. In 1913, this bank became the first chartered African American banking institution in the state of Georgia.

The Atlanta Preservation Center is working with the Butler Street CDC and this significant building is in the process of being stabilized and preserved.