Providence Biltmore

The Providence Biltmore was conceptualized by the civic spirit of the Providence Chamber of Commerce and funded through a public fundraising campaign in which 1,800 city denizens contributed to pay for the construction costs. The management of the hotel was awarded to the Bowman-Biltmore Hotels chain, founded by John McEntee Bowman and Louis Wallick. It was built in the neo-Federal Beaux-arts style and designed by the architectural firm of Warren and Wetmore, who also designed Grand Central Terminal. The hotel opened to much fanfare on June 6, 1922,[4] and was the second-tallest building in the city after the Rhode Island State House, until the Industrial Tower was finished six years later. Today, the Biltmore is the 9th-tallest building in the city.