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WATERMARK Baton Rouge, Autograph Collection
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States · Autograph Collection · Accessible Luxury
WATERMARK occupies Baton Rouge's first skyscraper, the old Louisiana National Bank / Louisiana Trust & Savings tower at 150 Third Street, finished in 1927 in a mix of Art Deco and Greek Revival. New Orleans sculptor Angela Gregory painted the lobby and restaurant ceiling murals, later restored. A marble stair drops to the original bank vaults, now meeting rooms. Mike Wampold bought the building in 2014 and opened the 144-room Autograph hotel in 2016. The Gregory and Milford's On Third are the in-house restaurants. This is the capital's most architecturally particular hotel.
- 144 rooms
- Opened 2016
- Neighborhood: Downtown
- Rooms from 300 sq ft (28 m²)
About WATERMARK Baton Rouge, Autograph Collection
- The 1927 tower was Baton Rouge's first skyscraper, built as Louisiana Trust & Savings and still called the old Louisiana National Bank building.
- Angela Gregory, the New Orleans sculptor and muralist, painted the lobby and restaurant ceilings; the original vaults are meeting space.
- Wampold Companies converted the 12-story bank into a 144-room Autograph Collection hotel that opened in 2016.
History
The building rose in the mid-1920s as Baton Rouge's first skyscraper for Louisiana Trust & Savings Bank, later known as the Louisiana National Bank building, in an Art Deco and Greek Revival mix. Angela Gregory's ceiling murals decorate the lobby and restaurant. Developer Mike Wampold purchased the tower in 2014 and opened WATERMARK as a Marriott Autograph Collection hotel in 2016, keeping the vaults as event rooms.
Restaurants and bars
- The Gregory — Restaurant · American
- Milford's On Third — Café · Deli
Amenities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Airport shuttle
- Parking
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Fitness center
- Room service
- Restaurant
- Tea/Coffee maker
- Bar
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