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Fenn Tower 
Fenn Tower from Prospect AvenueGeneral information Type Student Housing Location 1983 East 24th Street
2401 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio, USAConstruction started November 3, 1929 Completed 1929 Opening 1930 Cost $1.5 million Height Roof 81 m (266 ft) Top floor 21 Technical details Floor count 22 Elevator count 5 Design and construction Owner Cleveland State University Main contractor Thompson-Starrett Company Architect George B. Post & Sons National Town and Country Club
Location: 2401 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio Coordinates: 41°30′8″N 81°40′20″W / 41.50222°N 81.67222°WCoordinates: 41°30′8″N 81°40′20″W / 41.50222°N 81.67222°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1930 Architect: Post, George B. and Sons; Thompson-Starrett Co. Architectural style: Art Deco Governing body: State NRHP Reference#: 03001102
[1]Added to NRHP: October 30, 2003 Fenn Tower is a 22-story skyscraper in Cleveland, Ohio. It is owned by Cleveland State University. It was built for the National Town and Country Club, but was only used for one event before closing. It was originally known as the National Town and Country Club before being sold. It was purchased by Fenn College in 1937. It is currently being used as student housing. It is the second tallest structure on the Cleveland State campus, second only to Rhodes Tower. The tower was named after Sereno Peck Fenn, whom Fenn College was named after. Fenn Tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the National Town and Country Club. It was originally furnished by Rorimer-Brooks Studios, Inc. Fenn Tower was also where the Fenn Gym and The Ellwood H. Fisher Swimming Pool were located, they were completely removed during the 2005 renovation.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
External links
- Official Fenn Tower website
- "Board of Trustees Minutes - Fenn Tower". http://www.ulib.csuohio.edu/udc/minutes/tf130.txt. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
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