Hotel Washington (Indianapolis, Indiana)

Hotel Washington

Hotel Washington, January 2010
Location 32 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates 39°46′2″N 86°9′25″W / 39.76722°N 86.15694°W / 39.76722; -86.15694Coordinates: 39°46′2″N 86°9′25″W / 39.76722°N 86.15694°W / 39.76722; -86.15694
Area less than one acre
Built 1912 (1912)
Architect R. P. Daggett & Co.
Architectural style Chicago, Beaux Arts
NRHP Reference # 80000056[1]
Added to NRHP July 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 Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Larry B. Justice (1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hotel Washington" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs


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