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The Georgian Terrace
Atlanta's 1911 Beaux-Arts grand hotel across Peachtree Street from the Fox Theatre, where the 1939 Gone with the Wind premiere gala was held.
- Built
- 1911Construction July 21, 1910 to September 8, 1911; opened as a hotel October 2, 1911. A 19-story wing was added in 1991.
- Style
- Beaux-Arts
- Architect
- William Lee Stoddart
- Type
- Grand hotel
- Area
- Midtown
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district; Historic Hotels of America member
The story
Designed by William Lee Stoddart in a Beaux-Arts style meant to evoke a Parisian hotel, the Georgian Terrace opened in October 1911. Enrico Caruso and the Metropolitan Opera used it as their base on Atlanta tours starting in 1913, and Arthur Murray began teaching dance in its ballroom. The ballroom hosted the 1939 Gone with the Wind gala, and guests have included F. Scott Fitzgerald, Helen Keller, Walt Disney and Presidents Harding and Coolidge. The hotel closed in the 1980s, reopened after a 1991 expansion, and was renovated again in 2000 and 2009.
Good to know
- Pets welcome
- Address: 659 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.