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
Websitewww.choicehotels.com/tennessee/memphis/ascend-hotels/tn729
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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