Normandie Hotel
Historic building in San Juan, Puerto Rico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Normandie Hotel is a historic building located in the Isleta de San Juan, in San Juan, Puerto Rico which opened on October 10, 1942 as a hotel. Its design was inspired by the French transatlantic passenger ship SS Normandie in addition to featuring the same art deco design as the ocean liner that inspired it, and the hotel's original roof sign was one of the two signs that adorned the top deck of the SS Normandie but were removed from it during an early refitting. It is an example of what came to be known as the Streamline Moderne architecture style.
Hotel Normandie | |
Location | Ponce de León Ave. and San Gerónimo St., San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Coordinates | 18°27′52″N 66°05′15″W |
Built | 1942 |
Architect | Raúl Reichard & Félix Benítez Rexach |
Architectural style | Art Deco, Streamline Moderne |
NRHP reference No. | 80004295[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 29, 1980 |
As of 2021[update] the building was vacant and not in operation and in 2022, was sold to private owners who said they plan to renovate it.