Kimball House, Former hotel site in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA

The Kimball House was a hotel on a full city block at the south-southeast corner of Five Points in Atlanta, bounded by Whitehall, Decatur, Pryor and Wall streets. The first building, opened in 1870, was six stories of brick painted yellow with brown trim and had 500 rooms. Its replacement, opened on New Year's Day 1885, rose seven floors with 357 rooms and 31 stores. The block now holds a multi-story parking garage.

Hannibal Kimball began the first Kimball House on March 28, 1870, on the site of the Atlanta Hotel, which had burned in 1864. The six-story brick building opened on October 17, 1870, though interior work continued for years. A fire started by a cigar-smoking lemon dealer destroyed it on August 12, 1883. A larger, fireproof replacement opened on New Year's Day 1885 and was razed in 1959.

The hotel served as a central gathering place for railroad executives, politicians, and influential business leaders during the post-Civil War period. It shaped the city's social life and attracted prominent figures from across the nation.

The building was easily accessible due to its central location and offered convenient access to major business districts. Visitors should know that this is a historical site with little remaining visible today.

On October 7, 1940, Bill Monroe recorded his first solo session in a temporary studio set up inside the Kimball House; the tracks were released as The Blue Grass Boys. The hotel was razed in 1959 and replaced by a parking deck.