Providence Biltmore
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Providence Biltmore
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| Location | 11 Dorrance Street, Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1922 |
| Use | Hotel |
| Height | |
| Roof | 220 ft (67 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 18 |
| Companies | |
| Architect | Warren & Wetmore |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1922 |
| Architect: | Warren & Whetmore |
| Architectural style(s): | Federal, Beaux Arts |
| Added to NRHP: | May 27, 1977 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 77000005 |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Providence Biltmore Hotel is an upscale hotel that opened in 1922 as part of the Biltmore Hotel chain. It was founded by John McEntee Bowman and Louis Wallick. The Biltmore closed in 1975 and remained out of use until a group of local businesses implemented Federal tax credits to rehabilitate the building, reopening it in 1979. Today, it is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is currently owned by Grand Heritage Hotels.
Built in the neo-Federal Beaux-arts style and designed by the architectural firm of Warren and Wetmore (who also designed Grand Central Station), the Biltmore was the tallest building in the city until the Industrial Trust CO was finished six years later.[2] Today (as of 2007), the Biltmore is the 9th-tallest building in the city. The Biltmore's external glass elevator which climbs all 18 floors of the hotel was added after the original construction.
The hotel was originally built with 600 rooms. Later, walls were knocked down and suites were created. The hotel offers over 100 junior suites, the most in Providence. The hotel currently contains one restaurant, Mccormick & Schmicks, a spa, a gift shop and flower shop.
In 1954, when Providence was inundated by Hurricane Carol, much of the lobby of the Biltmore was underwater. Today, a plaque, high up on lobby columns, commemorates the high water mark.[3]
The hotel contains banquet space of over 19,000 feet2. With a Grand Ballroom on the rooftop level that can hold up to 750, it contains space for functions such as wedding receptions or conferences.
For 71 years (until the Westin Hotel was completed in 1993), it was the tallest and largest hotel in Providence, Rhode Island.
[edit] Movie Backdrop
The Providence Biltmore features prominently in the 2004 Jeff Nathanson film "The Last Shot".
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Woodward, Wm McKenzie. Guide to Providence Architecture. 1st ed. United States: 2003. ISBN 0-9742847-0-x. p99.
- ^ Providence Biltmore Hotel History - The Biltmore
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