The Hermitage at One Hundred: Nashville's First Million-Dollar Hotel

It was 1910, and Nashville was a city on the rise. It lacked one defining feature: a luxury hotel. A group of farsighted businessmen set out to change that, and The Hermitage Hotel was born. For the next hundred years, the hotel would serve as the backdrop to some of history s greatest moments and would shelter the famous and sometimes, the infamous. Follow the story of Nashville s first million-dollar hotel, from its place in the fight for womens suffrage to the civil rights movement. Through engaging narrative and historic photographs, the story of The Hermitage Hotel unfolds.
A century ago, original incorporator Edward Stahlman said of the new hotel, It will be as handsome a structure as this part of the country can boast, and will be a credit to Nashville as well as a lasting monument. . . .
Stahlman s words are as true today as they were when first spoken. After a period of decline in the 1970s, The Hermitage Hotel has once again regained its glory as Nashville s first five-star hotel. Welcome to The Hermitage, where travelers find more than just a place to rest.