Washington Hall (hotel)
| Washington Hall | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Atlanta, Georgia , United States |
| Completed | 1846 |
| Destroyed | 1864 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
Washington Hall was a historic
History
Washington Hall was constructed by James Loyd in late 1846 at the intersection of Loyd Street (later Central Avenue) and the
The hotel was a two-story tall brick and wood building.[4] It was described as being of "uncertain architecture" due to the constant renovations and expansions it underwent shortly after its construction to accommodate the rapid growth of Atlanta preceding the Civil War.[1][7] According to multiple sources, the Atlanta Hotel was the more upscale of the two buildings.[8][9]
Like many of the buildings in Atlanta at the time, the hotel was destroyed during
When Atlanta was rebuilt after the war, another famous Atlanta hotel, Markham House, replaced Washington Hall in 1875.[4] Like Washington Hall, Markham House would also be destroyed by fire, as it burned down in 1896.[10]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8203-3902-3 – via Google Books.
- ^ Martin, Thomas H. (1902). Atlanta and Its Builders: A Comprehensive History of the Gate City of the South. Vol. I. Century Memorial Publishing Company. p. 56 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 978-0-300-19216-2 – via Google Books.
- ^ Atlanta Historical Society: 28 – via Atlanta History Center.
- ^ Stephen Davis; William A. Richards (Spring 1992). "An Atlantan Goes to War: The Civil War Letters of Maj. Zachariah A. Rice, CSA". Atlanta History Center. p. 23. Archived from the original on February 9, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ Wallace Putnam Reed (1889). History of Atlanta, Georgia: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. D. Mason & Company. pp. 131–134.
- ^ Martin, Thomas H. (1902). Atlanta and Its Builders: A Comprehensive History of the Gate City of the South. Vol. I. Century Memorial Publishing Company. p. 46 – via Google Books.
- ^ Martin, Thomas H. (1902). Atlanta and Its Builders: A Comprehensive History of the Gate City of the South. Vol. I. Century Memorial Publishing Company. p. 46 – via Google Books.
As hotel caste went, Washington Hall did not grade as high as the Atlanta Hotel.
- ISBN 978-0-8203-3902-3 – via Google Books.
The former [Atlanta Hotel] was the larger and more impressive.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 25, 2020.