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Title	Maxwell House fire, 1958 June 04
Corporate name	Maxwell House (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Hotels--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Fourth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Church Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	A scene from the Maxwell House hotel fire in downtown Nashville, Tennessee on June 4th, 1958. This grand hotel was located at the corner of Fourth and Church, completed in 1859. This was the first of two fires, occurring in 1958. No injuries were reported, yet the fire caused an estimated $50,000 worth of damage to the building. It caught on fire again during the Christmas night fire of 1961 and destroyed all but the structural shell. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1958-06-04
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 412 077 Maxwell House fire in 1958 009
Relation	Record Group 412
Coverage	1950-1959
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 Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG 412