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In 2011, the hotel received widespread attention for its working conditions following worker attempts at unionizing and a viral YouTube video<ref>{{Citation|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A4UGtM4hDQ|accessdate = 2015-10-13}}</ref> of a worker quitting in protest with a marching band.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Hotel Worker Tells Story Behind Viral Resignation Video|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/joey-quits-hotel-worker-video_n_1019579.html|website = The Huffington Post|accessdate = 2015-10-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Providence hotel workers protest conditions|url = http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20130326/BUSINESS/303269898|website = providencejournal.com|accessdate = 2015-10-13}}</ref> Workers at the hotel have since called for a boycott of the hotel.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Brown Students and Workers Unite to Convince the University to Boycott an Exploitative Hotel|url = http://www.thenation.com/article/brown-students-and-workers-unite-convince-university-boycott-exploitative-hotel/|newspaper = The Nation|access-date = 2015-10-13|issn = 0027-8378}}</ref> Procaccianti Group, the hotel's current owners, deny any wrongdoing and call the boycott "misguided."<ref>{{Cite web|title = Unitarian group boycotts Renaissance Providence Hotel - Providence Business News|url = http://pbn.com/Unitarian-group-boycotts-Renaissance-Providence-Hotel,93565?print=1|website = Providence Business News|accessdate = 2015-10-13}}</ref> |
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The adjoining building known as the [[Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Providence)|Veterans Memorial Auditorium]] (VMA), located between the Mason Building and [[Interstate 95 in Rhode Island|Interstate 95]], was originally part of the same complex, and was connected to the Temple by a small structure at ground level. While construction halted at the same time as the Temple building, it was completed in the 1950s.<ref>{{cite news |
The adjoining building known as the [[Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Providence)|Veterans Memorial Auditorium]] (VMA), located between the Mason Building and [[Interstate 95 in Rhode Island|Interstate 95]], was originally part of the same complex, and was connected to the Temple by a small structure at ground level. While construction halted at the same time as the Temple building, it was completed in the 1950s.<ref>{{cite news |
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Revision as of 16:22, 13 October 2016
Renaissance Providence Hotel—Masonic Temple | |
 Renaissance Providence Hotel | |
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| Location | Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°49′48″N 71°25′00″W / 41.83000°N 71.41667°W |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 93001181 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 16, 1993 |
The Renaissance Providence Hotel — known locally as the Mason Building — is one of two monumental buildings in central Providence, Rhode Island, USA, that remained unfinished and were then abandoned for decades. Originally intended as a meeting hall for the Freemasons, construction work 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 to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
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 — the Renaissance Providence Hotel — which opened in June 2007.[2] In late 2012, it was bought by the Procaccianti Group.
In 2011, the hotel received widespread attention for its working conditions following worker attempts at unionizing and a viral YouTube video[3] of a worker quitting in protest with a marching band.[4][5] Workers at the hotel have since called for a boycott of the hotel.[6] Procaccianti Group, the hotel's current owners, deny any wrongdoing and call the boycott "misguided."[7]
The adjoining building known as the Veterans Memorial Auditorium (VMA), located between the Mason Building and Interstate 95, was originally part of the same complex, and was connected to the Temple by a small structure at ground level. While construction halted at the same time as the Temple building, it was completed in the 1950s.[8]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
- ^ "Renaissance Hotel, Providence". Marriott Hotels. Retrieved 11 Mar 2013.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A4UGtM4hDQ, retrieved 2015-10-13
{{citation}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Hotel Worker Tells Story Behind Viral Resignation Video". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ "Providence hotel workers protest conditions". providencejournal.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ "Brown Students and Workers Unite to Convince the University to Boycott an Exploitative Hotel". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ "Unitarian group boycotts Renaissance Providence Hotel - Providence Business News". Providence Business News. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ Barbarisi, Daniel (20 May 2007). "Temple digs - 80 years and $100 million later, the Masons' white elephant is transformed into a luxury hotel" (abstract). Providence Journal. Providence RI: The Providence Journal Co. p. D1. Retrieved 11 Mar 2013.
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External links
- Bruce Landis (16 July). "Derelict for 75 years, Temple gets a new life". Retrieved 11 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) (Originally published in the Providence Journal) - VMA Arts & Cultural Center
- Google Local
- ZACHARY R. MIDER (6 October 2002). "SECRETS OF THE TEMPLE" (abstract). Providence Journal. Providence RI. Retrieved 11 March 2013.