Imperial Hotel, hotel in the United States
The Imperial Hotel is a hotel building designed in Chicago School style and completed in 1910 in downtown Atlanta. It features eight stories with distinctive bay windows arranged in rows across its red brick facade and terracotta detailing.
The hotel was designed by architect Edward E. Dougherty and opened in 1911 during Atlanta's rapid expansion period. After decades of decline and abandonment, it underwent major renovation in 2012 and reopened as affordable housing for residents with support needs.
The hotel stands on Peachtree Street, a major commercial road that shaped Atlanta's growth northward. Its distinctive brick facade and bay windows remain part of the downtown skyline and serve as a reminder of how the city developed in the early 1900s.
The building is located near the Church of the Sacred Heart and easy to spot from the street with its distinctive red brick exterior and regular window patterns. It is accessible by public transportation and serves as a useful landmark when walking through downtown Atlanta's historic area.
The building contains two original Otis elevators from 1910, which were among the first safe passenger elevators and represented a major engineering advance of that time. These historic elevators remain functional today, connecting the hotel's history to the development of modern elevator technology.
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