Hotel Washington (Indianapolis, Indiana)

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Hotel Washington
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Hotel Washington, January 2010
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Location32 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates 39°46′2″N86°9′25″W / 39.76722°N 86.15694°W / 39.76722; -86.15694
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectR. P. Daggett & Co.
Architectural styleChicago, Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No. 80000056 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 1980

Hotel Washington, also known as the Washington Tower, is a historic hotel building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1912, and is a 17-story, rectangular, Beaux-Arts style steel frame and masonry building. It is three bays wide and consists of a three-story, limestone clad base, large Chicago style window openings on the fifth to 13th floors, and arched window openings on the 17th floor. It is located next to the Lombard Building. The building has housed a hotel, apartments, and offices. [2] :2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] It is located in the Washington Street-Monument Circle Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2016.Note: This includes Larry B. Justice (1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hotel Washington" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs