Hotel Claridge - Memphis, TN
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N 35° 08.898 W 090° 03.122
15S E 768561 N 3893468
The Hotel Claridge in Memphis, TN.
Waymark Code: WM17XG8
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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"Hotel Claridge is a historic hotel building in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built in 1924 for Charles Levy and Morris Corn, two businessmen from St. Louis, Missouri.[2] Its construction cost $1.5 million, and it was designed by the Memphis architectural firm of Jones & Furbringer and the St. Louis firm of Barnett, Haynes & Barnett.

Hotel Claridge is at 109 North Main Street in Memphis. In the 1930s and 40s, it housed the studios of radio station 560 AM WHBQ.

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 29, 1982." (visit link)
Street address:
109 N. Main St.
Memphis, TN USA


County / Borough / Parish: Shelby

Year listed: 1982

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1900-1924

Historic function: Hotel

Current function: Vacant

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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