Radisson Hotel Baltimore Downtown-Inner Harbor

The Radisson Hotel Baltimore Downtown-Inner Harbor is a high-rise hotel complex located in Baltimore, Maryland. The complex contains two nearly identical towers, rising to 302 feet/92 meters, containing 27 floors and making them among the tallest buildings in Baltimore.

Radisson Hotel Baltimore Downtown-Inner Harbor
In 2008, as the Sheraton Baltimore City Center
Hotel chainRadisson Hotels
General information
LocationBaltimore, Maryland
Address101 West Fayette Street
Coordinates39°17′24″N 76°37′2″W
OpeningJuly 15, 1967
ManagementRadisson Hotels
Design and construction
ArchitectWilliam B. Tabler
Other information
Number of rooms706
Website
The two towers of the hotel

History

The hotel opened as The Statler Hilton Baltimore on July 15, 1967[1] with one tower, containing 352 rooms.[2] The Statler Hilton was a part of the Charles Center urban renewal project. The sponsors and developers, the Hilton Hotels Corporation and the Metropolitan Structures, Inc., signed a contract on July 25, 1964. The hotel was expected to cost $12 million and to contain 500 to 800 rooms in two towers. The first tower was scheduled to be completed by mid-1966.[3] The head architect of the project was William B. Tabler; a famous hotel architect who designed Hiltons throughout the country.[4] The second tower was a later addition.

The hotel eventually became the Baltimore Hilton. In 1984, it was renamed the Omni International Baltimore, in 2000 the Wyndham Baltimore, in 2006 the Sheraton Baltimore City Center,[5] on May 29, 2014 the Baltimore Harbor Hotel, and on May 18, 2016 the Radisson Hotel Baltimore Downtown-Inner Harbor.[6]

The hotel was the site of a 1980 Presidential debate between Ronald Reagan and John B. Anderson.[2] TV

It also played host to the first WWE (then WWF) Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

The North Tower has 23 floors and the South Tower (which is now a separate Crowne Plaza Hotel) has 27 floors.

References
  1. "The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland on July 9, 1967 · 133". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. "Baltimore will have two Sheraton hotels". Articles.baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. "Baltimore to Get Theater and Hotel." The New York Times, July 26, 1964. Proquest Historical Newspaper: The New York Times with index, pg. 34. (accessed December 7, 2015).
  4. Encyclopedia of Architecture: Design, Engineering, and Construction, s.v. "Tabler, William B," Vol 5. (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1990.)
  5. "Columbia Sussex Planning to Rebrand the 707 room Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor to Sheraton; Reflagging Will Be the Hotel's Fourth Brand". Hotel-online.com. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. Resource, Hotel News. "Radisson Hotel Baltimore Downtown-Inner Harbor Hotel Opens". Hotelnewsresource.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.


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