- Rhodes Tower
The James A. Rhodes Tower formerly University Tower is a 21-story 373-foot
skyscraper inCleveland, Ohio . It is owned byCleveland State University . It currently houses the universities main library on the first four floors and administration offices for many of the universities academic departments on the upper level floors. It previously held classrooms on the first two floors. It is the tallest structure on the Cleveland State campus followed byFenn Tower . The tower was named after former Ohio Governor James A. RhodesCSU Rhodes Tower was built between 1968-71. It was designed by the Cleveland architectural firm of Rode, Guenther, and Bonebrake. It was built at a cost of $20,000,000. It is a steel structure. The tower is clad in white precast concrete panels. When the tower was built, there was controversy over floors shifting, this shifting was caused by bad
bolt fasteners imported from Japan. These bolts had to be replaced with bolts made in the US. On September 21, 1971 Rhodes Tower opened for university use. The Rhodes Tower is CSU's focal point and it opens theDowntown Cleveland skyline to the east. In 2005, CSU placed signs on the the top of the tower.CSU Rhodes Tower was built during the same time as the now demolished
World Trade Center in New York City. Rhodes Tower is reminscent of the World Trade Center with its narrow windows.References
Toman James, Changing Cleveland's Skyline 1984 Cleveland Landmark Press
ee also
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List of tallest buildings in Cleveland
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