Piedmont Hotel

Piedmont Hotel
The Piedmont Hotel in 1907
General information
Address	116 Peachtree Street NE[1]
Town or city	Atlanta, Georgia
Country	United States
Coordinates	33°45′24″N 84°23′19″W / 33.75667°N 84.38861°W / 33.75667; -84.38861
Construction started	1901
Completed	1903
Opened	January 15, 1903
Renovated	1929
Closed	May 3, 1965
Demolished	1965
Technical details
Floor count	11
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Willis F. Denny
Renovating team
Architect(s)	Pringle & Smith

The Piedmont Hotel was a hotel in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Construction on the building, which was designed by architect Willis F. Denny, began in 1901, and the building was opened to the public in January 1903. Considered one of the finest hotels in the city at the time, numerous famous guests stayed at the hotel while visiting Atlanta, including three presidents of the United States. Unlike other Atlanta hotels, the Piedmont sought to emulate the style of hotels in the northeastern United States and was commonly referred to by locals as "our New York City hotel". In 1929, the building went through an extensive renovation overseen by the architectural firm of Pringle & Smith. In 1965, the owners of the hotel agreed to sell the property to the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, who planned to build a new office building on the site. The hotel was demolished that year and in 1968, the Equitable Building was completed.