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| The Westin Providence
|
| Information |
| Location |
1 West Exchange Street, Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
| Status |
Complete |
| Constructed |
1992 - 1993 |
| Use |
Hotel |
| Height |
| Roof |
329 ft (100 m) |
| Technical details |
| Floor count |
25 |
| Companies |
| Architect |
Nichols Brosch Sandoval & Associates, Inc. |
| Developer |
Westin |
The Westin Providence is a Neo-Traditionalist skyscraper in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, occupied by the Westin Hotel. At 329 feet (100 m)[1], it became the fourth-tallest building in the city and the state on on February 15th, 2007, when the nearby slightly taller Residences at the Westin topped out. Brick facades and a pitched roof adorn the building.
With 364 rooms, it is the tallest and largest hotel in Providence, having usurped the title from the 1922 Providence Biltmore upon completion.
Wm McKenzie Woodward, a local architectural historian and staff member of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission does not believe its styling to be architecturally innovative, calling it "yet another bland addition to the city's growing recent collection of buildings seemingly designed not to offend."[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetwestinprovidence-providence-ri-usa Emporis Buildings
- ^ Woodward, Wm McKenzie. Guide to Providence Architecture. 1st ed. United States: 2003. ISBN 0-9742847-0-x. p306.
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