Renaissance Providence Hotel

Masonic Temple
Providence, Rhode Island
The building with adjacent Veterans Memorial Auditorium at right.
Renaissance Providence Hotel is located in Providence
Renaissance Providence Hotel
Renaissance Providence Hotel is located in Rhode Island
Renaissance Providence Hotel
Renaissance Providence Hotel is located in the United States
Renaissance Providence Hotel
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island, US
Coordinates41°49′48″N 71°25′00″W / 41.83000°N 71.41667°W / 41.83000; -71.41667
Built1927
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.93001181 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 16, 1993

The Renaissance Providence Hotel (historically known as the Mason Building, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places under Masonic Temple)—is one of two monumental buildings in central Providence, Rhode Island, US, that remained unfinished and were then abandoned for decades. Originally intended as a meeting hall for the Freemasons, construction work began in 1927, but was halted in 1929 as a result of the financial crisis of that year. With the outbreak of World War II, construction was halted permanently. It was added (under the name "Masonic Temple") to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, along with the adjacent Veterans Memorial Auditorium. In 2004 the building was rehabilitated and opened as a hotel in 2007.

Description

The building, constructed in the Greek Revival style, is located prominently on Francis Street opposite the Rhode Island State House. The opening of the Providence Place Mall next door across Hayes Street has made the site prime real estate. In 2004, the building was purchased by Sage Hospitality Resources, which converted it into a luxury hotel, which opened in June 2007.[2]

The adjoining building known as the Veterans Memorial Auditorium (VMA), located between the hotel and Interstate 95, was originally part of the same complex, and was connected to the unfinished Masonic Temple by a small structure at ground level. While construction halted at the same time as that at the Temple building, the auditorium was completed in the 1950s.[3]

Controversy

In 2011, the Hotel received widespread attention for its working conditions following worker attempts at unionizing and a viral YouTube video[4] of a worker quitting in protest with a marching band.[5][6] Workers at the hotel—a large number of whom are of Dominican origin—called for a boycott of the hotel.[7] The Procaccianti Group of Cranston, Rhode Island, which bought the hotel in late 2012, denied any wrongdoing and called the boycott "misguided".[8] The labor dispute continued after Omni Hotels, of Dallas, Texas, bought the property in 2015.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
  2. ^ "Renaissance Hotel, Providence". Marriott Hotels. Retrieved 11 Mar 2013.
  3. ^ Barbarisi, Daniel (20 May 2007). "Temple digs - 80 years and $100 million later, the Masons' white elephant is transformed into a luxury hotel" (abstract). Sunday Extra. Providence Journal. Providence RI: The Providence Journal Co. p. D1. Retrieved 11 Mar 2013.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ Joey Quits (worker quits hotel job with a marching band), YouTube, October 12, 2011, retrieved 2015-10-13
  5. ^ "Hotel Worker Tells Story Behind Viral Resignation Video". The Huffington Post. 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  6. ^ "Providence hotel workers protest conditions". Providence Journal. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  7. ^ "Brown Students and Workers Unite to Convince the University to Boycott an Exploitative Hotel". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  8. ^ "Unitarian group boycotts Renaissance Providence Hotel". Providence Business News. 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2015-10-13.

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