Crowne Plaza Hotel Billings

The DoubleTree by Hilton, formerly known as The Crowne Plaza and before that, the Sheraton Billings Hotel, is a high-rise located in the Downtown Business District of Billings, Montana, United States. It is the second-tallest building in the northern Rocky Mountain region and was the tallest from 1980 - 1985 until the completion of the First Interstate Center, also in Billings. Construction started on the building in 1979 and was completed in 1980; it rises 245 feet (75 m) in height. It is used primarily for hotel space, and is the tallest hotel building in Montana.

DoubleTree by Hilton
Record height
Tallest in Montana from 1980 to 1985[I]
Surpassed byFirst Interstate Center
General information
TypeHotel, Restaurant
Location27 North 27th Street, Billings, Montana, United States
Coordinates45.78215°N 108.50368°W / 45.78215; -108.50368
Construction started1979
Completed1980
Height
Antenna spire256 ft (78 m)
Roof245 ft (75 m)
Technical details
Floor count22
Lifts/elevators6 guest and 2 service
Design and construction
Architect(s)Harrison G. Fagg & Associates
References

The DoubleTree is unusual among high-rises in that it is built almost entirely of bricks in an applied masonry facade; the structure contains 2,372,982 red clay bricks that were formed in an 1869 kiln. Upon its completion in 1980, the building was declared the tallest load-bearing brick structure in the world by the Brick Institute of America. The building has twenty two above ground floors with a fine dining restaurant on the twentieth floor. It is connected to a seven level city parking garage and the historic grand building via sky bridges. In 2016, the name changed from ″Crowne Plaza″ to ″DoubleTree by Hilton.″

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