Textron Tower | |
Location: | 40 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02891, United States |
Coordinates: | 41.825°N -71.4091°W |
Roof: | 311feet |
Floor Count: | 23 |
Start Date: | 1969 |
Completion Date: | 1972 |
Building Type: | Office |
Architect: | Shreve, Lamb and Harmon |
Developer: | Textron |
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 311feet, the Textron Tower stands as the 5th-tallest building in the city and the state.
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]