State Square was the central square of antebellum Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

. The original Atlanta Union Depot designed by Edward A. Vincent

Edward A. Vincent

Edward Arista Vincent was an architect, cartographer, and civil engineer, known for his design for Atlanta's antebellum railroad depot Union Station destroyed by the Union Army during the occupation of Atlanta in the American Civil War.-Biography:Vincent was probably born in London, immigrating to...

 stood in the middle of the square. The square was bounded by Marietta Street (now Decatur Street) on the northeast, Pryor Street on the northwest, Loyd Street (now Central Avenue) on the southeast and Alabama Street on the south. The square was surrounded by Atlanta's most important buildings including the Atlanta

Atlanta Hotel

The Atlanta Hotel also known as Thompson's Hotel, was one of the original hotels in antebellum Atlanta, Georgia. It stood at the northwest side of State Square, prewar Atlanta's central square, on the northwest side of Pryor Street between Decatur Street and what is now Wall Street . The hotel was...

, Trout House and other hotels, the Atlanta Bank, retail stores and warehouses.