The DoubleTree by Hilton, formerly known as The Crowne Plaza and before that, the Sheraton Billings Hotel, is a high-rise located in the Downtown Business District of Billings, Montana, United States. It is the second-tallest building in the northern Rocky Mountain region and was the tallest from 1980 - 1985 until the completion of the First Interstate Center, also in Billings. Construction started on the building in 1979 and was completed in 1980; it rises 245 feet (75 m) in height.[2] It is used primarily for hotel space, and is the tallest hotel building in Montana.[1]
| DoubleTree by Hilton | |
|---|---|
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| Record height | |
| Tallest in Montana from 1980 to 1985[I] | |
| Surpassed by | First Interstate Center |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel, Restaurant |
| Location | 27 North 27th Street, Billings, Montana, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°46′56″N 108°30′13″W / 45.78215°N 108.50368°W |
| Construction started | 1979 |
| Completed | 1980 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 256 ft (78 m) |
| Roof | 245 ft (75 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 |
| Lifts/elevators | 6 guest and 2 service |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Harrison G. Fagg & Associates |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
The DoubleTree is unusual among high-rises in that it is built almost entirely of bricks in an applied masonry facade; the structure contains 2,372,982 red clay bricks that were formed in an 1869 kiln.[1][2] Upon its completion in 1980, the building was declared the tallest load-bearing brick structure in the world by the Brick Institute of America.[2] The building has twenty two above ground floors with a fine dining restaurant on the twentieth floor. It is connected to a seven level city parking garage and the historic grand building via sky bridges.[3] In 2016, the name changed from ″Crowne Plaza″ to ″DoubleTree by Hilton.″[4]
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edit- ^ a b c "Crowne Plaza Billings". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d "Crowne Plaza Billings". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ^ "DoubleTree by Hilton Billings, Billings | 128840". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "DoubleTree by Hilton Opens its First Hotel in Montana's Largest City". 24 August 2016.