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Title
Welcome to Providence “Safest City” Sign on Providence Biltmore Hotel
Description
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, and is currently owned by Grand Heritage Hotels International. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. 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 second-tallest building in the city (after the Rhode Island State House) until the Industrial Trust Tower was finished six years later. Today, the Biltmore is the 9th-tallest building in the city. The hotel was originally built with 600 rooms. Later, walls were knocked down and suites were created. The hotel offers 292 guestrooms.
Creator
Chester Smolski
Source
Wm. Mckenzie Woodward, PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture (s.l., 2003), p. 99.
Date
1994-01-01
Rights
Rhode Island College
Format
Photograph
Photograph
Identifier
5160
Smolski Image Item Type Metadata
Building Style
Beaux Arts Neo-Federal
Building Type
Hotel
City
Providence
Country
United States of America
Creator 1
Warren & Wetmore
Creator 1 Role
Architects
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Historic buildings -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Skyscrapers -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Hotels -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Architecture, neo-Federal -- Rhode Island -- Providence;
Region
Rhode Island
Street Address
11 Dorrance St.
Theme
Safety