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The Textron Tower, formerly the Old Stone Tower, is a modern skyscraper in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It is the world headquarters of Textron. At 311 ft (95 m), the Textron Tower stands as the 5th-tallest building in the city and the state.

Architecture

The Textron Tower was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, architects of the Empire State Building. The structure is set back some from the building line and raised above the street on a podium. The first story is marbled sheathed and serves as a base for the concrete-grid curtain wall.[1] The building features deep reveals attached to a reinforced concrete frame and is clad with deeply exposed aggregate precast panels.[2]

The structure was included in a 2020 Business Insider article entitled The ugliest skyscraper in every state.[3]

References

  1. ^ Woodward, Wm McKenzie. Guide to Providence Architecture. 1st ed. United States: 2003. ISBN 0-9742847-0-X. p. 80.
  2. ^ "Textron Tower, Providence". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016., Accessed August 11, 2006
  3. ^ Olito, Frank. "The ugliest skyscraper in every state". Insider. Retrieved 2021-05-11.