One Financial Plaza, also known as the Sovereign Bank Tower and formerly known as the Hospital Trust Tower, is an

international-style International style may refer to: * International Style (architecture), the early 20th century modern movement in architecture *International style (art), the International Gothic style in medieval art *International Style (dancing), a term used in ...

skyscraper that stands along

Kennedy Plaza Kennedy Plaza, formerly Exchange Place, Exchange Terrace, or City Hall Park, is a rectangular public square that occupies a central portion of Downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Since the mid 19th century, the plaza has served as a civic and tra ...

in Downtown Providence,

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. The building is the second second-tallest in the city and state, surpassed in height only by the Industrial National Bank Building.

Architecture

John Carl Warnecke John Carl Warnecke (February 24, 1919 – April 17, 2010)Brown, "John Carl Warnecke Dies at 91, Designed Kennedy Gravesite," ''Washington Post,'' April 23, 2010.Grimes, "John Carl Warnecke, Architect to Kennedy, Dies at 91," ''New York Times,'' Ap ...

& Associates, One Financial Plaza takes the form of a rectangular prism with beveled vertical edges. The facade is clad in pre-cast concrete and

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. The structure is topped with a wide masonry cap surrounded by lights that glow white at night; the light colors are changed to green and red for the

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holiday season, red for

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and St. Joseph's Day, and green for St. Patrick's Day. Atop the building's roof is the highest

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in the state of Rhode Island. The Hospital Trust Tower was built to house the institution responsible for funding

Rhode Island Hospital Rhode Island Hospital is a private, not-for-profit hospital located in the Upper South Providence neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island. It is the largest academic medical center in the region, affiliated with Brown University since 1959. As ...

and stands adjacent to the original

Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building The Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building is an historic commercial building in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, designed by York & Sawyer. Description The Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building is an eleven-story steel-frame build ...

.Woodward, Wm McKenzie, "''Guide to Providence Architecture'', 1st ed, (2003), United States, , pp. 79-80 William McKenzie Woodward, a well-known architectural historian and staff member of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission, does not agree aesthetically with the building, calling it a "lackluster addition to both the street and the skyline" saying that its "blunt mass" is made "\more graceless" by its travertine curtain wall even though it is part of the Big 3, the most recognizable part of the providence skyline that is also often seen in the television series '' Family Guy''. File:View of Downtown, Providence (cropped).jpg, The building as viewed from across the

Providence River The Providence River is a tidal river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 8 miles (13 km). There are no dams along the river's length, although the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier is located south of downtown to protect t ...

File:Providence skyline over Kennedy Plaza.jpg, The structure features prominently in the Providence skyline File:Providence structures.svg, The building (2nd from right) alongside other Providence structures

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{{Providence skyscrapers Skyscraper office buildings in Providence, Rhode Island Office buildings completed in 1973 International style architecture in Rhode Island 1973 establishments in Rhode Island