Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers
Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
The Hilton Boston Park Plaza is a historic hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, opened on March 10, 1927.[3] It was built by hotelier E.M. Statler as part of his Statler Hotels chain. A prototype of the grand American hotel, it was called a "city within a city" and also contains an adjoining office building. It was the first hotel in the world to offer in-room radio in every room.[3]
Hilton Boston Park Plaza | |
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![]() Hilton Boston Park Plaza, 2009. The portion of the structure past the red awnings is the office building. | |
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Hotel chain | Hilton Hotels & Resorts |
General information | |
Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
Address | 50 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116-3912 |
Coordinates | 42°21′04″N 71°04′13″W / 42.351°N 71.0704°W / 42.351; -71.0704 |
Opening | March 10, 1927 |
Cost | $14 million (1927) |
Owner | Parks Hospitality Holdings[1] |
Management | Highgate Hotels |
Height | 155 ft (47 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 15 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | George B. Post[2] |
Developer | Statler Hotels |
Other information | |
Number of rooms |
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Number of restaurants | 4[4] |
Website | |
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- ^ "Boston Park Plaza Sold for $370M, Rebranded as Hilton".
- ^ Breisch, Kenneth A; Hoagland, Alison K. (2005). Building Environments. University of Tennessee Press. p. 126. ISBN 9781572334403.
- ^ a b c "History". Boston Park Plaza. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ "Dining". Boston Park Plaza. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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