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Atlanta City Hall: 68 Mitchell St., SE 1989-10-23 Landmark Yes Atlanta Stockade 750 Glenwood Ave., SE 1989-10-23 Historic Yes Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: 325 Peachtree Center Ave., NE 1990-04-10 Landmark Yes Biltmore Hotel and Tower: 817 West Peachtree St., NW 1989-10-23 Landmark Yes C&S National Bank Building, now the
As the area's population began to grow following its establishment as a terminus for the Western and Atlantic Railroad in 1837, several hotels arose to service visitors to the city. The first hotel built within city limits came in 1846 with the construction of the Atlanta Hotel. [2] It was joined later that year by Washington Hall. [3]
In 1911, the city hall moved to what once the U.S. Post Office and Customs House, located on the north side of Marietta Street between Forsyth and Fairlie. Purchased from the U.S. federal government by Atlanta mayor Robert Maddox for $70,000 (equivalent to $2.3 million in 2023), this imposing structure served as city hall for nearly twenty years.
The Briarcliff Hotel, now the Briarcliff Summit, is located at 1050 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE (original address: 750 Ponce de Leon Ave.) in the Virginia Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. Asa G. Candler, Jr. , the eccentric son of Coca-Cola magnate Asa Candler Sr., owned the real estate firm that built the Briarcliff in 1924.
The area, covering about eight city blocks, includes: Griffin City Hall (the historic one, designed by Haralson Bleckley) Opera House/Odd Fellows Hall (1892), a Romanesque-style three-story brick building with stone details; Griffin Hotel (c.1910), designed by Atlanta architect Haralson Bleckley. It is a brick two-story U-shaped building. [2]
The Hard Rock Cafe Atlanta is located in the Hotel District. As its name suggests, the Hotel District is the home of many of Atlanta's signature hotels. [1] Tourists coming to Atlanta for conventions typically stay in the hotels located in this district. Some of those hotels include: Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel; Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Designed by Phillip Windsor, the Herb Butler Union Hall is significant both architecturally and as a tangible reminder of the district's middle-class roots. [1]: 38 The hall is named after James Herbert "Herb" Butler (November 4, 1927 – February 21, 2008), one of Local 10's most influential members who served the union for over 50 years. [9]
The hotel was sold in foreclosure to iStar Financial on February 3, 2010 for $66.1 million. It was renamed Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta [3] in 2012. [4] The hotel was sold to Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. for $53.5 million on December 10, 2018 [5] and renamed Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead. [6]