The Hermitage Hotel

Nashville, United States. Located in the heart of downtown Nashville, just two blocks from the Tennessee State Capitol.

The Hermitage HotelNashville, United States

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Address: The Hermitage Hotel
231 6th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37219
United States
Telephone: +1 615 244 3121
Official website: www.thehermitagehotel.com
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122 rooms and suites, down from 250 when the hotel opened.
Drusie & Darr, the fine-dining restaurant by Jean-Georges Vongerichten in the former Grille Room, and the all-day Pink Hermit Café.
Beaux-Arts lobby with painted-glass ceiling and Sienna marble walls; Grand Ballroom with Circassian walnut panelling.
Located in the heart of downtown Nashville, just two blocks from the Tennessee State Capitol.

12 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1908
Some 250 Nashville residents commission a hotel named after Andrew Jackson’s estate, The Hermitage.
17 September 1910
The Beaux-Arts hotel opens, Nashville’s third skyscraper, with a telephone and iced water in every room.
1911
A banquet for President Taft opens a long line of presidential visits, later including Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon.
1920
Both pro- and anti-suffrage campaigners use the hotel as their stage as Tennessee becomes the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment.
October 1925
The hotel’s Francis Craig Orchestra plays on the first day of radio station WSM, future home of the Grand Ole Opry.
Late 1950s
The Country Music Association is formed in meetings at the hotel.
1975
The hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
End of 1977
The hotel closes; saved by preservationists and Mayor Richard Fulton, it reopens after full renovation in 1981.
June 2000
Historic Hotels of Nashville buys the hotel and renovates rooms and public spaces.
2007
The hotel earns the AAA Five Diamond rating, followed by a Mobil (now Forbes) Five-Star rating in 2008.
28 August 2020
It is designated a National Historic Landmark for its role in the ratification of women’s suffrage.
November 2021
During a 2021–2022 refresh, the restaurant is entrusted to chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten.