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ABOUT THE
RENAISSANCE
In 1916, St.
Louis was ripe for a luxury hotel when Ellsworth Milton Statler
selected St. Louis for his fourth venture. Surrounded by diversified
economic settings of the "wholesale district", the corner of 9th and
Washington was selected. Statler hired the renowned architectural firm
of George B. Fosts and Sons of New York to draw plans for the most lavish
hotel seen to date.
The Statler hotel rose 20 stories with 650 sleeping rooms and an
unparalleled ballroom which catered to dignitaries from around the world.
In 1920, during one of their meetings at the Statler Hotel, the "Equal
Suffrage League of St. Louis" formalized plans that created "The National
League of Women Voters" which pioneered the suffrage movement.
The Statler Hotel was added to the National Historic Register, but
unfortunately, in 1987, a fire broke out on the upper floors, shutting the
hotel down; that is until the development of the Renaissance Grand Hotel.
The $265 million convention hotel project developed by HRI in partnership
with Kimberly Clark Corporation restored the grandeur of the original
Statler Hotel as well as adding new ballrooms, parking garages, and new
addition which brought the total number sleeping rooms to 918. This
renovation was just the beginning of a large scale St. Louis revitalization
project which has
jumpstarted the downtown economy.
Fortunately, Staat Tuckpointing was priveleged enough to take part in this
project, providing joint sealants for the Renaissance, including the EIFS on
the inner courtyard area. The Renaissance Grand Hotel was quite a
endeavor. With over 2000 tradesmen working on the hotel at any given time;
scheduling had to be precise and highly coordinated. Looking back, we
are proud to have our name associated with such a magnificent project.
OWNER:
Renaissance Grand
Hotel
800 Washington
St. Louis, MO
63101
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