The Trout House was one of three hotels in antebellum Atlanta, Georgia, along with the Atlanta Hotel and Washington Hall. It was built in 1849 by Jeremiah F. Trout.'Garrett, Franklin M. Atlanta & Environs, vol. 1,' p. 374. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1969, It was a four-story brick building at the northeast corner of Decatur and Pryor Streets, facing the union depot and State Square.Pioneer citizens' history of Atlanta, 1833-1902, p.29
Confederate President Jefferson Davis spoke here during his visit to Atlanta of February 16, 1861, although he did not spend the night.Papers of Jefferson Davis, p.43
The hotel was destroyed during General Sherman's burning of Atlanta.
See also
Hotels in Atlanta
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