Public Sq., Cleveland, Ohio. County/parish: Cuyahoga.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 07, 1976. NRIS 76001401.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
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, 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.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987393