Fletcher Trust Building, officially known as the Hilton Garden Inn Indianapolis Downtown, is a hotel high-rise in
Indianapolis
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,
Indiana
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. The building rises 16
floors
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and in height, and is currently the 22nd-tallest building in the city. The structure was completed in 1915. The Fletcher Trust Building currently is home to an Indianapolis branch of
Hilton Garden Inn
Hilton Garden Inn is an American chain of full-service hotels targeting business and leisure travelers looking for an upscale experience. The brand is owned by Hilton Worldwide. , it has 862 properties with 126,086 rooms in 49 countries and ter ...
.
Architect
Electus D. Litchfield
Electus Darwin Litchfield, Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, FAIA (1872–1952) was an American architect and town planner, practicing in New York City.Arthur Bohn of Vonnegut & Bohn, who supervised design and construction work for the Chicago firm
Holabird & Roche
The architect, architectural firm now known as Holabird & Root was founded in Chicago in 1880. Over the years, the firm has changed its name several times and adapted to the architectural style then current — from Chicago school (architectu ...
. The building served as an office tower from its 1916 completion until 1992, when the structure was vacated by its last commercial tenant,
Bank One
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. The Fletcher Trust Building then underwent a renovation into a hotel in 1996 and reopened as the Ramada Waterbury Indianapolis Hotel in late 1996. The structure was renovated again in 2003 and subsequently reopened as a 188-room Hilton Garden Inn hotel.
According to the ''
Indianapolis Business Journal
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'', the Hilton Garden Inn Indianapolis Downtown has 100 full-time employees and was last renovated in 2018. As of 2020, one dining option was located in the hotel, including the Garden Grille & Bar.