Architecture· 1925· Downtown

Patrick Henry Hotel — Grand Hotel Turned Apartments

National Register of Historic Places

When it opened in 1925, the Patrick Henry was the finest hotel between Washington and Atlanta — 11 stories of brick and terra cotta with a rooftop garden. The railroad executives stayed here. Presidents campaigned from the lobby. It closed as a hotel in 1993 and was converted to apartments, but the facade and the name survive as downtown’s most imposing silhouette.

Quick facts

·The Patrick Henry Hotel opened 1925 as the finest hotel between Washington and Atlanta.
·Eleven stories of brick and terra cotta with a rooftop garden.
·Railroad executives stayed here; presidents campaigned from the lobby.
·Closed as a hotel in 1993 and converted to apartments; the facade survives.
·Visitor tip: corner of Jefferson Street and Church Avenue downtown.