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}} The Westward Ho is a high-rise building in Phoenix, Arizona. The 16-story building, which is 208 ft (63m) to the roof, held the title of tallest building in Arizona for over 30 years until the completion of the Meridian Bank Tower in 1960. The building primarily served as a hotel from its grand opening in 1928 until its official closure on April 7, 1980. The facility also housed several offices and restaurants, including one on the 16th floor called ''Top of the Ho''. There were also several gathering rooms in the hotel, the ''Turquoise Room'' on the 2nd floor where many marriage receptions were held, and a large convention center adjacent to the main hotel which could seat 1,600 called the ''Thunderbird Room'' where many of Phoenix's big events took place. After the hotel closed in 1980, the new owners converted the building into a subsidized housing complex for the elderly and mobility impaired. Currently, the facility houses as many as 320 residents in 289 rooms which were recently renovated to make them more accessible for apartment residents. ==History== Construction of the hotel was announced in spring 1927 under the originally planned name, ''Roosevelt Hotel''.〔Winslow Daily Mail (Arizona ) Feb 16, 1927, page 6 - Phoenix - The actual construction of the new Roosevelt hotel will comence February 21.〕〔"Weekly South-West News Items" The Bulletin (Grande, Arizona ) January 1, 1927, page 2〕〔Winslow Daily Mail (Arizona ) May 19, 1927, page 4 - Phoenix - 16-story Roosevelt Hotel to be constructed here at cost of $1,200,000.〕 The project was financed by Sutherlin-Barry & Company of New Orleans, Louisiana, for owner G. L. Johnson of Chicago, Illinois. The architectural team who designed the hotel were Fisher, Lake, and Traver, who had also designed the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California a few years before. The hotel was to be operated by Johnson's Pacific Hotel Company.〔"New Roosevelt Hotel In Phoenix Uses Brass Pipe" Winslow Daily Mail (Arizona ) Aug 24, 1927, page 4〕 Work came to a halt in early 1928 with only 6-stories completed. In April, J. B. McNeil Company of Los Angeles, California, were awarded a contract to complete the hotel.〔"To Resume Construction Of Roosevelt Hotel Soon" The Daily Arizona ''Silver Belt'' (Arizona ) March 26, 1928〕〔"Award Contract For Hotel At Phoenix" Winslow Daily Mail (Arizona ) Apr 29, 1928〕 In September 1928, Charles V. Bob of New York City purchased all issued and outstanding shares of the Pacific Hotel Company from G. L. Johnson, complete financing of the hotel was transferred to Bob, including construction, furnishings, and equipment.〔"New York Man Takes Over New Roosevelt Hotel" Winslow Daily Mail (Arizona ) Sep 1, 1928, page 1〕 August Heckscher loaned $275,000 to Bob prior to the purchase, in return for the loan, Bob pledged 10,000 shares of Pacific Hotel Company to Heckscher. Following the transfer of ownership, the hotels future name was changed from Roosevelt to Westward Ho.〔Ford, George O. "The Builders" Arizona Independent Republic (Arizona ) May 4, 1941, page 16〕 On September 20, ''Southwestern Supply Company'' of Phoenix was awarded a $100,000 contract for the heating and air-conditioning of Western Ho.〔"Heating Contract" Winslow Daily Mail (Arizona ) September 20, 1928, page 3〕 The hotel officially opened its doors on December 15, 1928. The steel tower and antenna on top of the building were erected in 1949 to broadcast Phoenix's first television station, KPHO-TV CBS-5.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.owp.com/page.php?q=221 )〕 In 1960, KPHO moved to its new transmitter on South Mountain, the antenna on Westward Ho now functions as a cell tower.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.kpho.com/story/14863107/historical-timeline )〕 In 1982, the National Register of Historic Places recognized the Westward Ho as a historic building. In 2003, the building was acquired by the Phoenix Preservation Partnership, a Rhode Island-based group of investors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Westward Ho (Phoenix)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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