The Westin Providence
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| Begun: | 1992 |
| Opened: | 1993 |
| Height: | 329 feet (100 meters) |
| Floors: | 25 |
| ZIP Code: | 02891 |
| City Rank: | 3rd (as of early 2006) |
| Architect: | Nichols Brosch Sandoval & Associates, Inc. |
| Developers: | Westin |
The Westin Providence is a Neo-Traditionalist skyscraper in downtown Providence, occupied by the Westin Hotel. At 329 feet (100 m)<ref>http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetwestinprovidence-providence-ri-usa Emporis Buildlings</ref>, it is the third tallest building in the city and the state. 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."<ref>Woodward, Wm McKenzie. Guide to Providence Architecture. 2003.</ref>
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