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==History== |
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Construction of the Mayflower Hotel began in 1930 and it was completed in 1931.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/125785/mayflower-manor-apartments-akron-oh-usa|title=Mayflower Manor Apartments, Akron {{!}} 125785 {{!}} EMPORIS|last=GmbH|first=Emporis|website=www.emporis.com|access-date=2017-06-09}}</ref> It was designed by the prolific architecture firm [[Graham, Anderson, Probst & White]], and has many trademark features of the Art Deco style of its day. [[Sheraton Hotels]] purchased the Mayflower in 1955 and renamed it the '''Sheraton Hotel'''.<ref>https://www.summitmemory.org/digital/collection/ABJarchives/id/5521/</ref> Sheraton sold the hotel, along with |
Construction of the Mayflower Hotel began in 1930 and it was completed in 1931.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/125785/mayflower-manor-apartments-akron-oh-usa|title=Mayflower Manor Apartments, Akron {{!}} 125785 {{!}} EMPORIS|last=GmbH|first=Emporis|website=www.emporis.com|access-date=2017-06-09}}</ref> It was designed by the prolific architecture firm [[Graham, Anderson, Probst & White]], and has many trademark features of the Art Deco style of its day. [[Sheraton Hotels]] purchased the Mayflower in 1955 and renamed it the '''Sheraton Hotel'''.<ref>https://www.summitmemory.org/digital/collection/ABJarchives/id/5521/</ref> Sheraton sold the hotel, along with seventeen other aging properties, to [[The Peninsula New York|Gotham Hotels]] in 1968 and it regained its original name. |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 20:04, 8 June 2020
| Mayflower Manor Apartments | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Address | 263 South Main Street |
| Town or city | Akron, Ohio |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°04′42″N 81°31′13″W / 41.078373°N 81.520357°W |
| Completed | 1931 |
| Cost | $1,937,760 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Graham, Anderson, Probst & White |
Mayflower Manor Apartments is a high-rise residential building located at 263 South Main Street in Downtown Akron, Ohio, United States. It has 16 floors (as well as one sub-level) and stands at a height of 207 feet, making it one of the tallest buildings in the city.
History
Construction of the Mayflower Hotel began in 1930 and it was completed in 1931.[1] It was designed by the prolific architecture firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, and has many trademark features of the Art Deco style of its day. Sheraton Hotels purchased the Mayflower in 1955 and renamed it the Sheraton Hotel.[2] Sheraton sold the hotel, along with seventeen other aging properties, to Gotham Hotels in 1968 and it regained its original name.
See also
References
- ^ GmbH, Emporis. "Mayflower Manor Apartments, Akron | 125785 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ^ https://www.summitmemory.org/digital/collection/ABJarchives/id/5521/
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