Scimitar Building

Scimitar Building
Location179 Madison Avenue at Third Street
Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates35°08′40″N 90°03′01″W / 35.14432°N 90.05023°W / 35.14432; -90.05023
Built1902
ArchitectAugust A. Chigazola and William J. Hanker
Websitehotelnapoleonmemphis.com
NRHP reference No.83003065
Added to NRHPJune 1983

Scimitar Building, also known as the Memphis Light, Gas, and Water Building, Winchester Building and most recently Hotel Napoleon, is a five-story stone-veneer structure in Memphis, Tennessee. Its architecture features a combination of Beaux-Arts and Romanesque Revival styles. It started life as the home of the Memphis newspaper Evening Scimitar and is currently a boutique hotel.

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