Society for Savings Building

Coordinates: 41°30′2″N 81°41′40″W / 41.50056°N 81.69444°W / 41.50056; -81.69444
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Society for Savings Building
Society for Savings
Society for Savings Building
Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates41°30′2″N 81°41′40″W / 41.50056°N 81.69444°W / 41.50056; -81.69444
Built1890
ArchitectBurnham & Root
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.76001401 [2]
Added to NRHPNovember 07, 1976

The Society for Savings Building, also known as the Society Corp. Building, is a

Downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The building was constructed in 1889,[3] and stood as the tallest building in Cleveland until 1896, when it was surpassed by the 221-foot (67 m) Guardian Bank Building. The building stands 152 feet (46 m) tall, with 10 floors.[1] The Society for Savings Building is often considered to be the first modern skyscraper in Cleveland and the state of Ohio.[1] It was designed by John Wellborn Root of the Chicago-based architectural firm Burnham & Root.[4]

Design

The Society for Savings Building was designed with a combination of

History

The Society for Savings Building in 1910
The Society for Savings Building in 1965

The Society for Savings Building was constructed to serve as office space

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, or BLE, from 1896 until 1910.[7] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1976.[8]

In modern times, the building is one of several structures located at Key Center.[1] Key Tower (formerly known as the Society Center), the tallest building in Cleveland and in the state of Ohio, was built adjacent to the Society for Savings Building by Society Bank 100 years after it; the lobbies of the two buildings were integrated, and in the process the Society for Savings Building underwent an extensive restoration and renovation project headed by the architectural firm of van Dijk, Pace, Westlake & Partners.[4] The building contains 147,089 square feet (13,665 m2) of office space.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Society for Savings Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2004. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Society for Savings Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  4. ^ a b c "Society Corp. Building". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  5. ^ "Cleveland: A Bicentennial Timeline". Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  6. ^ Gerlak, Frank. "History of Cleveland's skyscrapers". Cleveland skyscrapers. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  7. ^ "BLE History". Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  8. ^ "Society for Savings Building". HelloMetro. Retrieved 2007-12-27.