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As hotel caste went, Washington Hall did not grade as high as the Atlanta Hotel.
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The former [Atlanta Hotel] was the larger and more impressive.
- ↑ "Two Atlanta Firemen Killed.; The Markham House Burned -- Loss About Half a million". The New York Times . May 18, 1896. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved February 25, 2020.