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The Majestic Hotel was built in 1898 and located at 195 Peachtree Street NW in
/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."STORES TO REPLACE MAJESTIC HOTEL: Eight-Story Structure To Be Demolished to Make Way for Commercial Building",''Atlanta Constitution'', Jun 8, 1927, p.1
/ref> The site is part of the location of today's 191 Peachtree Tower.
The Majestic Hotel was built in 1898 and located at 195 Peachtree Street NW in Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
, 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.
/ref> The site is part of the location of today's 191 Peachtree Tower.
See also
* Hotels in AtlantaReferences
{{Atlanta landmarks Hotel buildings completed in 1898 Demolished hotels in Atlanta Buildings and structures demolished in 1927