Carew Tower-Netherland Plaza Hotel
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Carew Tower, housing the Netherland Plaza Hotel, is currently the tallest building in Cincinnati and, according to the Hilton web site, one of the finest examples of French Art Deco in the world.
Waymark Code: WM3X0Y
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2008
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Carew Tower was designed by the firm Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates in 1929, right before the Great Depression. Construction would go on, however, through the hardship and be completed in 1931, although some details were scaled back. The building served as a model for one of the architects' subsequent buildings - The Empire State Building in New York City.
Housed in the building from the very start is the exquisitely-styled Netherland Plaza Hotel, now run by Hilton. Space in the bottom floors of the tallest tower is the Tower Place mall, and an observation deck can be found at the 48th floor.
More information can be found at the Carew Tower Wikipedia article.