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Image 1 of 1: The Hermitage Hotel instantly became a staple in Nashville culture upon its opening as the first million dollar hotel in the city in 1910. The Beaux-Arts design exudes luxury, allowing the hotel to host celebrities and politicians alike. One of its most important roles in history came in 1920 with the decision to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Both supporters and opponents of female suffrage set up local headquarters in the hotel and lobbied to state lawmakers for their respective causes. One famous site within the hotel was the Art-Deco men’s restroom and shoeshine stand that once won the title “America’s Best Restroom." The hotel was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
The Hermitage Hotel instantly became a staple in Nashville culture upon its opening as the first million dollar hotel in the city in 1910. The Beaux-Arts design exudes luxury, allowing the hotel to host celebrities and politicians alike. One of its most important roles in history came in 1920 with the decision to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Both supporters and opponents of female suffrage set up local headquarters in the hotel and lobbied to state lawmakers for their respective causes. One famous site within the hotel was the Art-Deco men’s restroom and shoeshine stand that once won the title “America’s Best Restroom." The hotel was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

The Hermitage Hotel instantly became a staple in Nashville culture upon its opening as the first million dollar hotel in the city in 1910. The Beaux-Arts design exudes luxury, allowing the hotel to host celebrities and politicians alike. One of its most important roles in history came in 1920 with the decision to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Both supporters and opponents of female suffrage set up local headquarters in the hotel and lobbied to state lawmakers for their respective causes. One famous site within the hotel was the Art-Deco men’s restroom and shoeshine stand that once won the title “America’s Best Restroom." The hotel was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Hermitage Hotel

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The Hermitage Hotel instantly became a staple in Nashville culture upon its opening as the first million dollar hotel in the city in 1910. The Beaux-Arts design exudes luxury, allowing the hotel to host celebrities and politicians alike. One of its most important roles in history came in 1920 with the decision to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Both supporters and opponents of female suffrage set up local headquarters in the hotel and lobbied to state lawmakers for their respective causes. One famous site within the hotel was the Art-Deco men’s restroom and shoeshine stand that once won the title “America’s Best Restroom." The hotel was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Title Hermitage Hotel
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Sarah Williams, MTSU Student; 2018
Date 1910
Address 231 Sixth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37219
Type Building
Coverage Area 1
Source J. Edwin Carpenter, architect
Contributor Hermitage Hotel Company; Board of Trade; Gobbell Hays Partners; ForrestPerkins LLC; Historic Hotels of Nashville; Gresham, Smith and Partners
Subject Architecture; Businesses; Downtown; Food; New South; Woman's Suffrage; National Register of Historic Places
Keywords Art Deco, Bars, Beaux Arts, Buildings, Hotels, Fine Dining, Restaurants, Suffragists, Hermitage Hotel
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0