Atlanta, GEORGIA - New Kimball Hotel

Description: Atlanta, GEORGIA - New Kimball Hotel: The Kimball House was the name of two historical hotels in Atlanta, Georgia. United States. Both were constructed on an entire city block at the south-southeast corner of Five Points, bounded by Whitehall Street (now part of Peachtree Street), Decatur Street, Pryor Street, and Wall Street, a block now occupied by a multi-story parking garage. In 1870 on a recommendation of building contractor John C. Peck, Hannibal Kimball purchased a lot near the Union Depot where the Atlanta Hotel had been before being burned in 1864 during the Civil War. Kimball hired William H. Parkins as the architect while Peck served as the construction manager for the project. At 4:30 am on August 12, 1883, a careless cigar-smoking lemon dealer began a fire in the southwest corner of the huge building. The fire spread through the elevator shafts and quickly got out of control. The Atlanta Fire Department was unable to do much because of difficulty in reaching the site and poor water pressure from the city cisterns. By 8:00 a.m., the building was destroyed; no lives were lost. Citing a loss of business and prestige to the city, George Adair, Henry W. Grady, Richard Peters and others began fundraising for rebuilding the hotel. They soon called on Kimball to lead the effort, even though he then resided in Chicago and had had no dealings with the property since leaving town ten years before. Built on the same site, but much larger than its predecessor, it had seven floors with 31 stores, 22 public rooms, and 357 hotel rooms. The structure was built to be completely fireproof, and officially opened for business on New Year's Day 1885. This Divided Back Era (1907-15) postcard is in good condition. Witt Bros. Atlanta, Ga. Germany.

Price: 9 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2025-01-24T04:15:17.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD