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Maxwell House Hotel
Church Street 0.1 miles west of 4th Avenue North, Nashville,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 9' 48.78",
-86° 46' 46.499988"
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Tennessee State Historical Marker |
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On this site stood the Maxwell House Hotel built by John Overton in 1859. It was destroyed by fire on Christmas Day, 1961. After wartime use as a barracks, hospital and prison, it was formally opened as a hotel in 1869. Presidents Andrew Johnson, Rutherford Hayes, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson lodged here, as did a host of celebrities from the world of business, politics, the arts and military services. Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Maxwell House Hotel Historical Marker Location Map, Nashville, Tennessee Map
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