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Biltmore Hotel (Dayton, Ohio)
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Constructed in 1929, The Biltmore Hotel was designed in the beaux-arts style popular at the time. It features an applied masonry façadeFacade
A facade or façade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....
system, exhibiting both brick and terra cotta; resulting in a dark brown and white exterior. The architect, Frederick Hughes (of the architecture firm F.J. Hughes and Company), is also known for the nearby Commodore Apartments and the Centre City Building, which were designed in a similar style. One of the tallest buildings in Dayton, The Biltmore was considered one of the finest hotels in America; playing host to some of the nation’s most powerful and celebrated men in the 20th century - such as JFK
John F. Kennedy
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and Elvis
Elvis Presley
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The building has undergone a number of renovations over the years, the most recent of which was conducted in 1981, when the Kuhlmann Design Group redeveloped the property into elderly housing. On February 3rd, 1982, The Biltmore Hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. Within the register, the building’s architecture is noted as its “Area of Significance”, while its period of significance is noted as being from 1925-1949.
Biltmore Towers - Senior Living
Today, the 16-story building houses 230 apartments; ranging in size from 500 sqft 1-bedrooms to 713 sqft 2-bedrooms. Known as Biltmore Towers - Senior Living, the community caters to residents 55 years and older, and is located in Downtown Dayton, OhioDayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
. The building is situated alongside the Great Miami River
Great Miami River
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; steps away from Riverscape Metropark
Five Rivers Metroparks
Five Rivers MetroParks is a regional public park system consisting of conservatories and outdoor recreation and education facilities that serve the Dayton metropolitan area. The name Five Rivers MetroParks comes from five major waterways that converge in Dayton. These waterways are the Great Miami...
, Victoria Theater
Victoria Theatre (Dayton, Ohio)
The Victoria Theatre is a historic 1,154-seat performing arts venue located in downtown Dayton, Ohio, USA.-History:The Victoria, one of the oldest continually operated theaters on the continent, was opened to the public as the Turner Opera House on New Year's Day, 1866, at a cost of $225,000...
, Cooper Park, and Courthouse Square. The community features onsite 24-hour security, onsite maintenance, and storage units. The property is currently owned and managed by Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIMCO)
AIMCO
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