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The Majestic Hotel was built in 1898 and located at 195
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The Majestic Hotel was built in 1898 and located at 195 Peachtree Street
Peachtree Street is one of several major streets running through the city of Atlanta. Beginning at Five Points in downtown Atlanta, it runs North through Midtown; a few blocks after entering into Buckhead, the name changes to Peachtree Road a ...
NW in Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
, between Ellis St. and Cain St. (now Andrew Young Int'l. Blvd.). It was a major addition to the city's hotel capacity at its completion in the 1890s. It cost between $80,000 and $100,000 to build,''Atlanta and Its Builders: A Comprehensive History of the Gate City, Volume 2'', Thomas H. Martin, pp. 106-107/ref> and was the first brick and steel fireproof construction in the city. A 1902 guidebook describes the Majestic as one of three chief first-class hotels in the city, together with the Kimball House and the Hotel Aragon. In 1927 the hotel was razed to make way for a two-story commercial structure.
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191 Peachtree Tower
One Ninety One Peachtree Tower is a 50-story skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia. Designed by Johnson/Burgee Architects and Kendall/Heaton Associates Inc, the building was completed in 1990 and is the fourth tallest in the city, winning the BOM ...
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See also
*Hotels in Atlanta
This article is about hotels in Atlanta, including a brief history of hotels in the city and a list of some notable hotels.
Founded in the 1830s as a railroad terminus, Atlanta experienced rapid growth in its early years to become a major econo ...
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