Westin Seattle
| The Westin Seattle | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Original 1969 tower on the left, taller 1982 tower on the right | |
  Location within downtown Seattle | |
| Hotel chain | Westin Hotels |
| General information | |
| Location | United States |
| Address | 1900 Fifth Avenue Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°36′49″N 122°20′18″W / 47.613516°N 122.338225°W |
| Opening | North Tower: 1982 South Tower: 1969 |
| Management | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide |
| Height | North Tower: 137 m (449 ft) South Tower: 121 m (397 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | North Tower: 47 South tower: 40 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John Graham & Associates |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 891 |
| Number of suites | 1 Presidential Suite 8 Luxury Suites 6 Deluxe Suites 20 Executive Suites |
| Number of restaurants | Relish Burger Bistro Lobby Bar |
| Website | |
| www.WestinSeattle.com/ | |
| [1][2][3][4][5][6] | |
The Westin Seattle is a twin-tower highrise hotel in Seattle, Washington. The south tower, with 40 floors at 121 m (397 ft), was completed in 1969 as the Washington Plaza Hotel. It was built on the site of the historic Orpheum theater. Western International Hotels operated the Washington Plaza as one property with the adjacent Benjamin Franklin Hotel, built in 1929.
The Benjamin Franklin was demolished in July 1980[7] for construction of a second, nearly identical tower.[8] While work on the tower went on, the Washington Plaza was renamed The Westin Hotel in 1981. Completed in 1982, the 137 m (449 ft), 47-story north tower is the tallest hotel in the city.
This pair of buildings is featured as the album art for the Modest Mouse album The Lonesome Crowded West.[9]
References
- ^ "Westin Seattle North Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ "Westin Seattle South Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ Westin Seattle at Emporis
- ^ "Westin Seattle North Tower". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ "Westin Seattle South Tower". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ Westin Seattle at Structurae
- ^ Shannon, R. (2010). Seattle's Historic Hotels. Arcadia Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 9780738580029. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ^ Stein, Alan J. (November 6, 2012). "Washington Plaza Hotel opens on June 29, 1969". HistoryLink. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Sadler, Denham (November 18, 2012). "15 Years On: Modest Mouse – The Lonesome Crowded West". Tone Deaf. Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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