One Financial Plaza, also known as theSovereign Bank Tower and formerly known as theHospital Trust Tower,[1] is aninternational-style skyscraper that stands alongKennedy Plaza inDowntownProvidence,Rhode Island. The building is thesecond-tallest in the city and state, surpassed in height only by theIndustrial National Bank Building.
| One Financial Plaza | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | One Financial Plaza, Providence,RI 02891,United States |
| Coordinates | 41°49′31.11″N71°24′36.14″W / 41.8253083°N 71.4100389°W /41.8253083; -71.4100389 |
| Construction started | 1970 |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 413 ft (126 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 28 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John Carl Warnecke & Associates |
| Developer | Hospital Trust Corporation |
Architecture
editDesigned byJohn Carl Warnecke & Associates, One Financial Plaza takes the form of a rectangular prism with beveled vertical edges. The facade is clad in pre-cast concrete andtravertine. The structure is topped with a wide masonry cap surrounded by lights that glow white at night; the light colors are changed to green and red for theChristmas holiday season, red forValentine's Day andSaint Joseph's Day, and green forSaint Patrick's Day. Atop the building's roof is the highesthelicopter pad in the state of Rhode Island.
The Hospital Trust Tower was built to house the institution responsible for fundingRhode Island Hospital and stands adjacent to the originalRhode Island Hospital Trust Building.[2]
William McKenzie Woodward, a well-known architectural historian and staff member of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission, does not agree aesthetically with the building, calling it a "lackluster addition to both the street and the skyline" saying that its "blunt mass" is made "more graceless" by its travertine curtain wall even though it is part of the Big 3, the most recognizable part of the Providence skyline that is also often seen in the television seriesFamily Guy.
The building as viewed from across theProvidence River
The structure features prominently in the Providence skyline
The building (2nd from left) alongside other Providence structures
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References
edit- ^"| Hospital Trust Tower". Archived fromthe original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved2016-06-22.
- ^Woodward, Wm McKenzie, "Guide to Providence Architecture, 1st ed, (2003), United States,ISBN 0-9742847-0-X, pp. 79-80