The Utopia Hotel is a historic building in

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Location

The building is located at 206 4th Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee.James A. Hoobler, ''A Guide to Historic Nashville, Tennessee'', The History Press, 2008, p. 8

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History

The hotel was built in 1891 to the design of architect

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. 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.Ken Roberts, Jr.
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'', June 13, 1996 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.Getahn Ward
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'', July 17, 2014 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.

References

Buildings and structures in Nashville, Tennessee Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Hotel buildings completed in 1891 National Register of Historic Places in Nashville, Tennessee {{Tennessee-struct-stub