Biltmore Hotel - Dayton, Ohio
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DougK
N 39° 45.767 W 084° 11.550
16S E 740492 N 4405198
The Biltmore Hotel is a beaux-arts style architecture, built in 1929. Today it serves as housing for the over-55 generation.
Waymark Code: WMFKCV
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2012
Views: 4
Architect, Frederick Hughes built the Biltmore Hotel in 1929 with a beaux-arts style. Its brown and white looks comes from an applied masonry facade with both both brick and terra cotta. The Hotel is one of Dayton's tallest buildings and has played guest to such celebrities as Elvis and JFK.
In 1981, the building was renovated and turned into elderly housing, known as Biltmore Towers - Senior Living. Now, the 16-story building has 230 apartments, ranging in size from 500 sq. ft. 1-bedrooms to 713 sq. ft. 2-bedrooms
Street address:
210 North Main Street
Dayton, Ohio USA
45402
County / Borough / Parish: Montgomery
Year listed: 1982
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Domestic / Hotel
Current function: Commerce/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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