Textron Tower

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**Textron World Headquarters**
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Begun:	1969
Opened:	1972
Height:	311 feet (95 meters)
Floors:	23
ZIP Code:	02891
City Rank:	4th (as of early 2006)
Architect:	Shreve Lamb & Harmon
Developers:	Textron

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The Textron World Headquarters building (formerly known as the Old Stone Tower) is an International-style skyscraper in downtown Providence, RI.

At 311 feet (95m), it stands as the 4th tallest building in the city and the state. Created by the same architects as that of the Empire State Building, the Textron World Headquarters is set back some from the building line and raised above the street on a podium. The first story is marbled sheathed and serves as a base for the concrete-grid curtain wall<ref>Woodward, W^m McKenzie. Guide to Providence Architecture 1st ed. 2003: United States. p80</ref>. The buildling features deep reveals attached to a reinforced concrete frame and is clad with deeply exposed aggregate precast panels<ref>http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=125379, Emporis.com Textron Tower, Providence. Accessed August 11, 2006</ref>.

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