Title	Hotel Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Subject	J.A. Jones Construction Hotels--North Carolina--Charlotte Hotel Charlotte West Trade Street (Charlotte, N.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Subject Personal	Stoddart, W. L.
Description	One of Charlotte's most important hotels, it opened in 1924 and operated for almost fifty years. The 12-story building was designed by famed architect, W.L. Stoddart and stood at 237 West Trade Street. It was built by J. A. Jones Construction Co. It was considered rather extravagant and ornate in its day, with large marbled lobby and mirrored ballroom. It was remodeled to increase its room capacity from 254 to 400. The front and street-side facade contained historic symbols of Charlotte's role in the American Revolution such as a liberty tree, torches and hornets' nest. The date of 1775 (the year of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence) was stamped into the building along with garlands, rosettes, swags, and cartouches. Several US presidents stayed at the hotel, FDR and Nixon, along with other celebrities such as Babe Ruth and Tommy Dorsey. The establishment was also used for other venues such as a recording studio and a tavern/cafe. It was renamed the Queen Charlotte Hotel, and later the White House Inn. It closed in 1973 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 1984 became a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmark in 1984. Four years later, it was imploded to make room for the Carillon building. [No text on front; Hotel Charlotte - 42409; color; chrome; fine]
Object Type	Still Image
Subject - Location	Charlotte (N.C.)
Date of material	1899-1979
Publisher	Charlotte, N.C.: J. Murrey Atkins Library University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Genre	Picture postcards
Format	image/tiff
Identifier	mb121_3_5_32f
Source	Mary Boyer Collection. J. Murrey Atkins Library University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Relation	Forms part of: Mary Boyer Collection, 1899 - 1979
Language	eng
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