Peabody Hotel - Memphis, Tennessee
Posted by: 
BruceS
N 35° 08.557 W 090° 03.096
15S E 768619 N 3892839
Quick Description: Famous historic hotel in Memphis, Tennessee.
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 2/13/2008 5:35:59 PM
Waymark Code: WM35JF
Views: 31
Long Description:
The Peabody Hotel was designed by Walter W. Ahlschlager in a
Renaissance style. The hotel opened in 1925 and is known for its
luxury and class. The hotel is well known for its marching Peabody
Ducks which march across the Grand Lobby two times a day (11 am and
5 pm) to the to the tune of John Philip Sousa's “King Cotton March”
Street address:
149 Union Ave.
Memphis, Tennessee
County / Borough / Parish: Shelby County
Year listed: 1977
Historic significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Period of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Domestic - Hotel
Current function: Domestic - Hotel
Privately owned?: yes
[U.S.] National Register of Historic Places URL: [Web Link]
Website (secondary): [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
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