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Maxwell House Hotel being razed, Nashville, Tennessee, 1962 July 20
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Maxwell House Hotel being razed, Nashville, Tennessee, 1962 July 20
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Title
Maxwell
House
Hotel
being
razed
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
1962
July
20
Corporate name
Maxwell House Hotel (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Fourth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Church Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description
The
Maxwell
House
Hotel
during
the
razing
phase
of the
structure
. The
hotel
,
which
stood
at the
northeast
corner
of
Fourth
Avenue
,
North
, and
Church
Street
in
downtown
Nashville
, was a
prominent
hotel
at
which
several
US
Presidents
and
other
dignitaries
stayed
, as
well
as
being
for
years
the
center
of
Nashville’s
social
and
political
life
.
It
was
built
by
Colonel
John
Overton
Jr
. and
named
for his
wife
,
Harriet
Maxwell
Overton
. The
architect
was
Isaiah
Rogers
. The
Maxwell
House
Hotel
was
destroyed
by
fire
on
Christmas
night
1961
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
412
,
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
negative
on
film
strip
:
b
&
w
.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1962-07-20
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 412 891 Maxwell House Being Razed 7-20-1962 009
Relation
Record
Group
412
Coverage
1960-1969
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
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