Poinsett Hotel

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

120 S Main St

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Site Number:

0032

Control Number:

U/45/0032

Date Surveyed:

January 5 2003

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1925

Alteration Date:

circa 2000

Historic Use:

Commerce/Trade

Current Use:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Core Shape:

L

Architect or Builder:

W. L. Stoddard, architect; J. E. Sirrine & Co., engineers & builders

Number of Stories:

12

Construction Method:

steel

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick Veneer

Foundation Materials:

Basement

Roof Shape:

flat

Roof Materials:

visibility

National Register Determination:

listed

Signficant Architectural Features:

210-room hotel; 12-story 3-part skyscraper w/L-shape façade; brick veneer over steel frame; 4-story base features tall arched windows, patterned brick panels between windows, and wide cornice separating base from shaft; captial story separated by belt course and features brick diapering between windows, decorated frieze band, denticulated cornice w/modillions, and balustrade parapet; side and rear elevations less elaborate w/regular fenestration

Alterations:

recently renovated (ca. 2000?)

Historical Information:

Built on the site of the old Mansion House hotel, the L-shape façade of the Poinsett Hotel mimics the distinct shape of the former building. Designed by New York architect W. L. Stoddard, who specialized in hotel designs, and built by J. E. Sirrine & Co., the hotel cost $1.5 million to construct. Principal investors included in John T. Woodside and William Goldsmith. Completed in 1925, the hotel (known as "Carolina's Finest") was the second skyscraper built on Main Street. Rehabilitated and reopened in 2002 as Westin Poinsett Hotel.

Source of Historical Information:

NR nomination. Huff 1995.

Quadrangle Name:

Greenville

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