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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