The Majestic Hotel was built in 1898 and located at 195 Peachtree Street NW in Atlanta, 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,[1] and was the first brick and steel fireproof construction in the city.[2] 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.[1] In 1927 the hotel was razed to make way for a two-story commercial structure.[3] The site is part of the location of today's 191 Peachtree Tower.
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edit- ^ a b Atlanta and Its Builders: A Comprehensive History of the Gate City, Volume 2, Thomas H. Martin, pp. 106-107
- ^ "MAJESTIC HOTEL BEING IMPROVED: Jesse N. Couch, Its New Manager, Most Popular Young Man", Atlanta Constitution, Jan 5, 1908, p. C7
- ^ "STORES TO REPLACE MAJESTIC HOTEL: Eight-Story Structure To Be Demolished to Make Way for Commercial Building",Atlanta Constitution, Jun 8, 1927, p.1