FirstMerit Tower

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name=FirstMerit Tower


year_built=1931
location=Akron, Ohio USA
height_meters=101
height_feet=330
height_stories=27 Floors
construction_period= 1931
emporis_id=125771
roof=101 m (330 ft)
antenna_spire=137 m (442 ft) [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1207]
architect=Walker & Weeks [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=125771]

FirstMerit Tower or the First Central Trust Building is a skyscraper in style. Near the turn of the millennium the tower was given a $2.5 million facelift, including a $1.8 million restoration of the tower's terra-cotta, brick and limestone. The painstaking process involved the removal of some 450 blocks weighing up to 75 pounds each for cleaning and reassembly. Over 1,100 other pieces of the masonry and tilework were repaired on site. As of 2007, the tower is again undergoing a restoration. The restoration is being completed by VIP Restorations, a Cleveland based firm. It includes repointing of all masonry and terra-cotta joints, repairs to the windows, structural restoration, and a restoration of the 13th floor parapet. VIP Restoration, http://www.viprestoration.com/firstMerit.html ] VIP Restorations will also attempt to get the building placed within the Nation Register of Historic Places upon the completion of the project.

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