Hilton Memphis
Hotel chainHilton
General information
LocationUnited States
Address939 Ridge Lake Blvd.
Memphis, Tennessee
OpeningSeptember 15, 1975[1]
OwnerLinchris Hotel Corporation
ManagementHilton Hotels
Height329 ft (100 m)
Technical details
Floor count27
Design and construction
Architect(s)Francis Mah[2]
[3]

The Hilton Memphis[4] is the tallest hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.[3]

Located off Interstate 240 in East Memphis. the 27-story hotel was designed by Hawaiian-born Memphis architect Francis Mah[2] and was built by Boyle Investment.[1] Originally opened on September 15, 1975[5] as the Hyatt Regency Memphis, the hotel became the Omni Memphis Hotel in December 1989.[1] Just over two years later, it was sold to Adam's Mark Hotels and became the Adam's Mark Memphis[6] in May, 1992.[1] It was sold again to Wilton D. "Chick" Hill, a Memphis investor, and Crow Holdings of Dallas[7] on April 1, 2003.[8] The hotel was managed by Hill's Davidson Hotel Co.[9] It was briefly renamed the Park Vista Memphis Hotel[10] while it underwent a $12 million renovation to bring it up to Hilton brand standards,[9] before Hilton Hotels assumed management in 2004.[11] The Hilton was sold again to RockBridge Partners and Davidson Hotel Co. on May 14, 2007 for $45 million.[7]

The hotel is known for being a convention hotel; both MidSouthCon in 2011 and Airliners International in 2012 were held there. The hotel has a gift shop, outdoor pool and whirlpool, and restaurant.[12] It is commonly used by politicians on election nights, and is known as where Lisa Marie Presley stayed when she visited Memphis.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Adam's Mark Renovates to Stay Competitive in Second 25 years - Boyle Investment Company". Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Memphis Daily News". Memphisdailynews.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Hilton Memphis". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hilton Memphis". Hilton. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Hyatt Corporation, Petitioner/cross-respondent, v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-petitioner, 939 F.2d 361 (6th Cir. 1991)". Justia Law. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Enhancing a Landmark - Memphis Daily News". Memphisdailynews.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Memphis Hilton Sells for $45Mln". Crenews.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Landmark Circular Hotel in Memphis Receiving $12 million Renovation and Fifth Re-branding / December 2003". Hotel-online.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Adam's Mark goes Hilton". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "New Owner of Memphis, Tenn., Park Vista Hotel Renovate, Rename Property". Crenews.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  11. 1 2 Finlayson, Rebecca. Insider's Guide: Memphis. Guilford CT: Pequot Press, 2009
  12. ↑ 2011 Hilton Memphis fact sheet

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