Utopia Hotel
National Register of Historic Places

Utopia Hotel

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Listed
March 25, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79002428

About this property

The Utopia Hotel is a historic building in Nashville, Tennessee. The building is located at 206 4th Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee. The street was called the "Men's Quarter," where no respectable woman would venture. The hotel was built in 1891 to the design of architect Hugh Cathcart Thompson. It was built to accommodate the visitors of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. It has six storeys. In 1904, it became home to a restaurant, where many men would have lunch on their workdays. It was dedicated with a dinner for the Nashville Press Club. Later, it became home to a laundromat called Downtown Cleaners and a strip club called Brass Stables. In 2014, it was scheduled to be turned into a luxury hotel alongside other buildings around it, with developer Bill Barkley and investors Alex Marks and Billy Frist at the helm. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings since March 26, 1979.

Location

206 4th Ave., N.
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
36.16423, -86.77875

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Utopia Hotel listed on the National Register?

Utopia Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Utopia Hotel?

Utopia Hotel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Utopia Hotel?

The period of significance for Utopia Hotel is recorded as the industrial era.

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