Crowne Plaza Hotel Billings

Crowne Plaza Billings
General information
Type	Hotel, Restaurant
Location	27 North 27th Street, Billings, Montana, United States
Construction started	1979
Completed	1980
Height
Antenna spire	256 ft (78 m)
Roof	245 ft (75 m)
Technical details
Floor count	22
Elevator count	6
Design and construction
Architect	Harrison G. Fagg & Associates
References
[1][2]

The Crowne Plaza Hotel Billings, formerly known as the Sheraton Billings Hotel, is a high-rise located in the Downtown Business District of Billings, Montana. It is the second-tallest building in the northern Rocky Mountain region. The building was built in 1980 and rises 245 feet (75 m) in height.^[2] It is used primarily for hotel space, and is the tallest hotel building in the city.^[1]

The Crowne Plaza is unique 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.^[1][2] The building was declared the tallest load-bearing brick structure in the world by the Brick Institute of America upon its completion in 1980.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Crowne Plaza Billings". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=sheratonbillingshotel-billings-mt-usa. Retrieved 2008-07-10. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Crowne Plaza Billings". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6640. Retrieved 2008-07-10. 

See also

• First Interstate Center
• List of tallest buildings in Billings
• List of tallest buildings in Montana
• List of tallest buildings by U.S. state

Preceded by Wells Fargo Plaza (Billings)

Tallest Building in Billings & Montana 1980–1985 75m

Succeeded by First Interstate Center