Description
Charles N. Agree designed the Whittier Hotel; it was the first of several large luxury hotels designed by the architect.. Due to the soft, marshy ground, Agree used a slab foundation to support the hotel. The hotel actually consists of two separate structures: an eight story building to the north and a larger fifteen-story Italian Renaissance style hotel to the south (closer to the river).
The eight story northern building is constructed from red brick and has regularly spaced windows. The first and second stories are faced with smooth stone, and feature a classical arcade. This building originally contained 184 units, and was completed in 1922.
The fifteen story southern building is basically Italian Renaissance in style, and is built from buff brick with terra cotta trim in the upper floors. This section of the hotel was completed in 1926. A modern entrance of a single story in height has been added.
Both buildings are notable for the high quality of the interior and exterior finishes.
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