Scimitar Building | |
Location | 179 Madison Avenue at Third Street Memphis, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 35°08′40″N 90°03′01″W / 35.14432°N 90.05023°W |
Built | 1902 |
Architect | August A. Chigazola and William J. Hanker |
Website | www |
NRHP reference No. | 83003065 |
Added to NRHP | June 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.