| Washington Hall | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of the Washington Hall area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Completed | 1846 |
| Destroyed | 1864 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
Washington Hall was a historichotel inantebellumAtlanta, Georgia. Built in 1846, the building was one of the earliest hotels built in the city. The hotel, along with many other structures in the city, was destroyed in 1864 during theBattle of Atlanta.
Washington Hall was constructed by James Loyd in late 1846 at the intersection of Loyd Street (later Central Avenue) and theGeorgia Railroad line indowntown Atlanta. Loyd had purchased the site in 1844.[1] The building was one of the Atlanta's earliest hotels. TheAtlanta Hotel was constructed earlier in 1846 and theTrout House followed in 1849.[2][3][4] Loyd operated the hotel for almost a year before leasing the building to H. C. Holcombe andZachariah A. Rice in October 1847.[5] Two years later, after their lease had expired and Rice had departed for theCalifornia gold fields,[6] Loyd again managed the hotel for several years before selling the property.[1]
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 theCivil 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 duringGeneral Sherman'sburning of Atlanta, wherein ascorched earth policy was employed; the Atlanta Hotel also suffered the same fate.[1]
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]
As hotel caste went, Washington Hall did not grade as high as the Atlanta Hotel.
The former [Atlanta Hotel] was the larger and more impressive.
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