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Photograph of columns and archway at the Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1980s

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Photograph of columns and archway at the Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1980s

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Title	Photograph of columns and archway at the Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1980s
Corporate name	Hermitage Hotel (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Capital City Downtown Nashville Business Tourism Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architects--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Details Hotels--Tennessee--Nashville Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville Columns--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Sixth Avenue North (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	A photograph of coupled Ionic columns and archway of the Hermitage Hotel, 231 Sixth Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee. The building was designed by Tennessee architect J. Edwin Carpenter (1867-1932) in the Beaux Arts style and built between 1908 and 1910. Over the years it served as a center for the social and political life of Nashville, providing accommodations to visiting celebrities, U.S. Presidents, and foreign dignitaries. It was the headquarters for the Tennessee Democratic Party and for both factions in the battle to ratify woman suffrage in 1920. Francis Craig and his orchestra performed there from 1929 to 1945, part of that time including the broadcast of a radio show featuring their music. The hotel closed in the late1970s, but was renovated and reopened in 1980. It underwent further renovation in 1994-1995. Photographed by the Nashville architect Charles Wesley Warterfield, Jr. (1926-1998); the architectural photograph forms part of the Charles Warterfield Architectural Collection. Gift of: The Estate of Charles W. Warterfield, Jr., F. A. I. A. The original is a 35 mm color transparency (2 x 2 in. slide mount)
Creator	Warterfield, Charles W. (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219.
Contributors	Estate of Charles W. Warterfield, Jr., F.A.I.A. (Donor)
Date	ca. 1980s
Type	Still Image; Slides; Photographs; Architectural photographs
Format	image/tiff
Identifier	WSC 3587
Relation	Charles Warterfield Architectural Collection
Coverage	1980-1989
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-WSC 3587