Society for Savings Building

Society for Savings Building

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name= Society for Savings Building


location= 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
status=
groundbreaking= 1889
constructed= 1889-1890
opening= 1890
roof= 152 feet (46 m)cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=133611|title=Society for Savings Building|accessdate=2007-12-27|publisher=Emporis.com]
floor_count= 10
architect= John Wellborn Root
developer= Society for Savings

The Society for Savings Building, also known as the Society Corp. Building, is a high-rise building on Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The building was constructed in 1889,cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=21396|title=Society for Savings Building|accessdate=2007-12-27|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com] 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. The Society for Savings Building is often considered to be the first modern skyscraper in Cleveland and the state of Ohio. It was designed by John Wellborn Root of the Chicago-based architectural firm Burnham & Root.cite web|url=http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=SCB|title=Society Corp. Building|accessdate=2007-12-27|work=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History|publisher=Case Western Reserve University]

Design

The Society for Savings Building was designed with a combination of Gothic, Romanesque, and Renaissance architectural styles. It containins elements of each in its granite pillars, arched window frames and red sandstone facade.

History

The Society for Savings Building was constructed to serve as office space for Cleveland's Society for Savings. Though structurally complete in late 1889, the building did not officially open until June 23, 1890. [cite web|url=http://ech.case.edu/timeline.html|title=Cleveland: A Bicentennial Timeline|accessdate=2007-12-27|publisher=Case Western Reserve University] The building was at the time dubbed "Ohio's skyscraper" by locals, as it was the first modern high-rise building to be constructed in the city and the state. [cite web|last=Gerlak|first=Frank|url=http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/fghistory.html|title=History of Cleveland's skyscrapers|accessdate=2007-12-27|publisher=Cleveland skyscrapers] It went on to serve as the headquarters of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, or BLE, from 1896 until 1910. [cite web|url=http://www.ble.org/pr/history/page4h.html|title=BLE History|accessdate=2007-12-27|publisher=Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1976. [cite web|url=http://www.hellocleveland.com/76001401_Historic.Cfm|title=Society for Savings Building|accessdate=2007-12-27|publisher=HelloMetro]

In modern times, the building is one of several structures located at Key Center. 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 van Dijk, Pace, Westlake & Partners. The building conatains 147,089 square feet (13,665 m²) of office space.

ee also

* Marriott at Key Center
* List of tallest buildings in Cleveland

References

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