Title	Clement Museum: pressed metal ceiling
Creator(s)	Staff at MTSU Center for Historic Preservation
Date	1988-10
Coverage	1980-1989
Property name	Frank G. Clement Birthplace
Additional property name	Clement Railroad Hotel Museum
Property type	Museum
Community Name	Dickson, Dickson County, TN
Description	Color photograph of the pressed metal ceiling in the Hotel Halbrook's main lobby area.
Historical Notes	Frank Goad Clement was born on June 2, 1920 in the Halbrook Hotel in the railroad town of Dickson, Tennessee. His parents, Robert and Maybelle Goad Clement, resided at the hotel, just off the railroad tracks, operated by Clement's maternal grandmother, Belle S. Goad. Robert and Maybelle Clement eventually took over the daily operation of the hotel. Frank Clement went on to earn recognition as the governor of Tennessee from 1953 to 1959 and then again from 1963 to 1967. The historical significance of the Frank G. Clement Birthplace, however, concerns more than the exceptional significance of Frank Clement to Tennessee history. It also involves the local significance of the building in which Clement was born. Built in 1912 by Dickson businessman J. T. Halbrook, the Halbrook Hotel is one of the few remaining examples of a 'railroad hotel' in small town Middle Tennessee. The building was used commercially until 1972 when the Clement family purchased the building to be used as a memorial to the former governor. At the time of fieldwork in 1988, the hotel was operated by the Frank G. Clement Memorial Foundation and served as a depository for Clement's personal papers and memorabilia associated with his political career. On June 2, 2009, the Clement Railroad Hotel Museum opened in the space to interpret railroading, the Clement family, and local history. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the site is now state-owned.
Collection Name	Southern History Documentary Projects
Subject-LCSH	Museums Hotels Ceilings
Subject-AAT	Hotels Museums Ceilings
Subject-TGM	Hotels Galleries & museums Ceilings
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Slide
Extent	35 mm
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Clement Museum: pressed metal ceiling

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