Hotel Claridge (Memphis, Tennessee)

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.[2]

Hotel Claridge
Hotel Claridge in 2017
Hotel Claridge (Memphis, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Hotel Claridge (Memphis, Tennessee)
Hotel Claridge (Memphis, Tennessee) is located in the United States
Hotel Claridge (Memphis, Tennessee)
Location109 North Main Street, Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates35°8′52″N 90°3′6″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1924 (1924)
NRHP reference No.82004045[1]
Added to NRHPApril 29, 1982

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.[3]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 29, 1982.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Hotel Claridge". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  3. Information from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1935 page 56 retrieved 3/25/19
  4. "Hotel Claridge". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
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