Trout House

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.

[1] It was a four-story brick building at the southwest corner of Decatur and Pryor Streets, facing the union depot and State Square.

[2] Confederate President Jefferson Davis spoke here during his visit to Atlanta of February 16, 1861, although he did not spend the night.

[3] The hotel was destroyed during General Sherman's burning of Atlanta.