One Citizens Plaza

One Citizens Plaza
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General information
TypeOffice
Location1 Citizens Plaza,
Providence, RI 02903, United States
Coordinates41°49′38.78″N 71°24′38.42″W / 41.8274389°N 71.4106722°W / 41.8274389; -71.4106722
Construction started1987
Completed1991
Height
Roof180 ft (55 m)
Technical details
Floor count13
Design and construction
Architect(s)Jung Brannen Associates; Robinson Green Beretta

One Citizens Plaza is a 13-story office building in Providence, Rhode Island[1] situated at the confluence of the Moshassuck and Woonasquatucket Rivers. It is the headquarters of Citizens Bank.[2] Standing at 180 ft (55 m), One Citizens Plaza is tied with the Brown University Sciences Library as the 13th-tallest building in the city.

Finished in 1991, the building had been the first new high-rise in the city in over a decade. It was designed by Jung Brannen Associates of Boston and Robinson Green Beretta of Providence. Local architectural historian McKenzie Woodward does not agree aesthetically with the building, calling it "squat" and "graceless" due to its "dumpy massing and heavy detailing" in his book Guide to Providence Architecture, though he concedes that the floorplan is effective and that its location makes it very desirable commercial space.[3]

  1. ^ "One Citizens Plaza". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Charter One History". Chartonebank.com. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
  3. ^ Woodward, Wm McKenzie. Guide to Providence Architecture. 1st ed. United States: 2003. ISBN 0-9742847-0-X. p305.