Westin Washington, D.C. City Center

Westin Washington, D.C. City Center
General information
Type Hotel/Conference
Location Washington, D.C., United States
Coordinates
Completed 1982
Height
Roof 153 feet (47 m)
Technical details
Floor count 14
Design and construction
Architect Holle & Lin Architects PC
Smith-Williams Group

The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center is a high-rise hotel building located in the United States capital of Washington, D.C.. It rises to 153 feet (47 m), featuring 14 floors. The building was completed in 1982 as the Vista International Hotel Washington. At the time, Hilton International was a separate company from Hilton and was legally forbidden from operating hotels in the United States. Vista was their domestic line of hotels. The architect of the building was Holle & Lin Architects PC and Smith-Williams Group. The building serves as a conference center and a hotel.[1][2]

The hotel became infamous in 1990 when then-Mayor Marion Barry was arrested on drug charges in a government sting in a room at the hotel.[3]

In 1996 it was converted to The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center, then in 1998 was again renamed The Wyndham Washington D.C., before finally returning to its previous Westin name in 2005.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Westin". Skyscraperpage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=76179. Retrieved 2008-07-13. 
  2. ^ "The Westin". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=wyndhamwashingtondc-washington-dc-usa. Retrieved 2008-07-13. 
  3. ^ "Barry Arrested on Cocaine Charges in Undercover FBI, Police Operation". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/tours/scandal/barry.htm. 

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