▁Hotel ▁| status ▁= ▁destroyed ▁| location _ city ▁= ▁Atlanta ▁| location _ country ▁= ▁Georgia ▁| owner ▁= ▁Dr . ▁Joseph ▁Thompson ▁}} ▁ ▁The ▁Atlanta ▁Hotel ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Thompson ' s ▁Hotel '' ', ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁hot els ▁in ▁ante bell um ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia . ▁It ▁stood ▁at ▁the ▁north west ▁side ▁of ▁State ▁Square , ▁pre - war ▁Atlanta ' s ▁central ▁square , ▁on ▁the ▁north west ▁side ▁of ▁P ry or ▁Street ▁between ▁Dec atur ▁Street ▁( then ▁Mar iet ta ▁Street ) ▁and ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Wall ▁Street ▁( which ▁before ▁the ▁war ▁was ▁the ▁rail road ▁track ). ▁ ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁run ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Joseph ▁Thompson . ▁The ▁future ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁of ▁America , ▁Alexander ▁H . ▁Steph ens , ▁was ▁st ab bed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁on ▁the ▁hotel ' s ▁steps ▁(" p ia zza ") ▁by ▁Judge ▁Francis ▁H . ▁C one ▁over ▁a ▁political ▁argument . ▁ ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁destroyed ▁during ▁General ▁Sh erman ' s ▁burning ▁of ▁Atlanta . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Robert ▁Scott ▁Davis , ▁Civil ▁War ▁Atlanta , ▁p . 2 0 ▁ ▁M . ▁Thomas ▁In ge , ▁High ▁Times ▁and ▁Hard ▁Times , ▁p . 8 6 ▁ ▁Category : D em ol ished ▁hot els ▁in ▁Atlanta ▁Category : R ail way ▁hot els ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : B urn ed ▁hot els ▁in ▁the