Baldwin Hotel, built 1855                             Old McComb's Hotel, Georgia Archives

Taverns, Inns and Hotels
Milledgeville, Ga.
Name Owner/Manager Time Frame, Notes
Eliza Allens aka
Wayne Hotel		 Mrs. Eliza Allen Corner of Wilkinson & Hancock
1830 Map of Milledgeville
Armstrong Hotel/Boarding House - 1900's
Bell Tavern - 1818
Coffee House John Downer, James Lampkin east of state-house
Elbert St.
Eagle Tavern Major Robetts, John Jeter, William Forsyth before 1816. Robert McComb,  S. Wayne St. 1830 Map of Milledgeville
Changed to Golden Ball Tavern in 1823
Farmer's Hotel  Mark D. Huson S. Wayne St. 1830 Map of Milledgeville
Flukers Tavern E. Shackleford, Jr 1818, east side of public square
Golden Ball Tavern Elam Alexander and
William F. Scott		 formerly Eagle Tavern
Edwards House Hotel  - 1886
 Hill Tavern William R. Hill established 1816
corner Clinton Rd. (Hwy. 22)/Old Monticello Rd.
Hotel Tennille - Hardwick near Central State Hospital  in 1913
Jarrett's William D. Jarrett opened 1818 corner of Montgomery & N. Wayne St. 1830 Map of Milledgeville
Jackson Hall aka Buffington's Corner Samuel Buffington 1813, formerly the Coffee House, corner on Elbert St. 1830 Map of Milledgeville.
Lafayette Hall William F. Scott, David B. Mitchell,  Peter J. Williams, Ezekial J. Candler Made of brick it fronted Jefferson & Hancock Sts., triple story (including basement)
31 rooms, cost $25,000. Used as stagecoach headquarters.  Burned in 1858. 1830 Map of Milledgeville
Lane Hotel
called The Inn 1900		 ______Lane
prop. Warren Edwards 1900		 corner E. McIntosh & N. Wayne (1895)
Lucas' Tavern John Lucas
Marshall House
aka Matthews Hotel 
aka W.F. Matthews Hotel/Boarding House in 1908		 W. F. Matthews N. Wayne opened in Jan. 1888 
McComb's Hotel
aka The Clay House.
 		 Owners: Colonel Robert McComb until 1857
Robert A. McComb Jr.
T L.  McComb
Managers-
C G. Wilson 1875
J. E. Vinson 1877 
In 1884 it was converted into "tenements of two or three rooms. 		 Built in 1816 by Robert McComb, Sr..  McComb's Hotel changed to The Clay House at one time was located across from government square on the corner of Greene and Wayne Sts. " Marquis de La Fayette and Henry Clay both spoke from the balcony here. During the days when Milledgeville was the capital of Georgia - which included the civl war and "reconstruction" periods - many a divers political caucuses were held within the rooms of the famous old house and more of Georgia's and the
south's history is based upon what has taken place in those rooms, perhaps than will ever be known. "  Was used as a apartment house in 1917.  The Atlanta Constitution 9/26/1917. Torn down in 1924.
McGinty's - 1807 was on the road to Sparta. Aaron Burr spent the night here after crossing the Oconee at Fort Wilkinson
Milledgeville Hotel Trice & Callaway
November 23, 1872 Atlanta Constitution		 burned 1872
Milledgeville Hotel 
aka Baldwin Hotel		 - corner of S. Wayne and Greene Sts. General Slocum headquartered here Nov. 1864 during  march to the sea.
In 1896 the propriotress was Mrs. S. F. Forbes and F. M. Gobert was the manager. Oliver Hardy's mother operated  the hotel when Oliver worked at
The Electric Theater across the street in 1910. The hotel was torn down in 1970.
The Oconee House  S. E. Marshall starting in 1880. 1880's
Planter's Hotel Thomas Huson 1820
Mark D. Huson
Rosseter before 1829
J. Barrow before 1829
Alfred Few 1829		 Opened Oct. 15, 1820, by Thomas Huson, formerly of Charlotte N.C. and Jackson Co. Ga. Was on east corner Hancock & Wilkinson St. 

1830 Map of Milledgeville
Rosseter's Tavern - 1818
1826 J. Barrow and Alfred Few
Rousseau's Tavern - 1818
Smith Hotel - Hardwick near Central State Hospital in 1913
State's Right Hotel
aka U. S. Hotel
aka Beecher-Brown Hotel		 E.D. Brown owner 1849
Sep, 29, 1849, The Chronicle and Sentinel		 built c. 1825
was on N. Wilkinson St.
Brown-Stetson-Sanford house is now located on W. Hancock St.
Stinson Hotel - West Hancock 1895
Union Hotel c. 1818
operated by Robert McComb in 1834 who sold it to Aaron Searcy		 east corner of the state-house square, open in 1818. 
Washington Hall Henry Duncan, first owner. 
Mrs Godwin 1840 Feb.4, 1883 Atlanta Constitution
N. C. Barnett
Nov 3, 1859 Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel		 Burned down Jan. 18, 1886
Not Known Philip Cook S. Wayne St.
Not Known Peter Gent Zachairah Lamar's house, S. Wayne (house still there)
Not Known Roger Olmstead and David Fluker Liberty St.
Not Known Thomas G. Collier formerly house of Jett Thomas, on Wayne St.

sources: Milledgeville, Georgia's Antebellum Capital, J. C. Bonner, Atlanta Constitution; Sanborn Fire Insurane Maps

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