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Mayflower Manor Apartments

Coordinates: 41°04′42″N 81°31′13″W / 41.078373°N 81.520357°W / 41.078373; -81.520357
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Mayflower Manor Apartments
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeResidential
Architectural styleArt Deco
Address263 South Main Street
Town or cityAkron, Ohio
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°04′42″N 81°31′13″W / 41.078373°N 81.520357°W / 41.078373; -81.520357
Completed1931
Cost$1,937,760
Design and construction
Architect(s)Graham, Anderson, Probst & White

Mayflower Manor Apartments is a high-rise residential building located at 263 South Main Street in Downtown Akron, Ohio, United States. It has 16 floors (as well as one sub-level) and stands at a height of 207 feet, making it one of the tallest buildings in the city.

History

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Construction of the Mayflower Hotel began in 1930 and it was completed in 1931.[1] Bill Wilson made a call that connected with Henrietta Seiberling, which eventually led him to the introduction to Dr. Bob Smith and the creation of Alcoholics Anonymous. This phone can still be found in the hotel lobby.[2]

It was designed by the prolific architecture firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, and has many trademark features of the Art Deco style of its day. Sheraton Hotels purchased the Mayflower in 1955 and renamed it first the Sheraton-Mayflower and then later the Sheraton Hotel.[3] Sheraton sold the hotel, along with seventeen other aging properties, to Gotham Hotels in 1968 and it regained its original name.

References

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  1. ^ GmbH, Emporis. "Mayflower Manor Apartments, Akron | 125785 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved 2017-06-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ https://blogs.uakron.edu/roundaboutakron/mayflower-hotel/
  3. ^ "Mayflower-Sheraton Hotel, Akron".