Nashville's historic 125-bedroom Union Street Hotel in Tennessee, US, is set to become the 27th property to join Marriott International's Autograph Collection in January 2012.

The hotel, which will be the state's first to be incorporated into the Autograph Collection, is housed in the city's former L&N Railroad train station following a conversion in 1986.

Real estate developers Turnberry Associates and Corner Partnership undertook an US$11m (EUR8.2m, £7m) revamp and restoration in 2005, which took two years to complete.

C Scott Rohm, president of operator Turnberry Hotel Group, said: "We selected the Autograph Collection to expose this historic gem to an even larger audience."

Autograph Collection vice president Kip Vreeland added: "We are happy to announce this historic landmark's integration into our portfolio at the start of 2012."

Details: www.unionstationhotelnashville.com