75 Public Square

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75 Public Square
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75 Public Square sits between 55 Public Square and the Old Stone Church
75 Public Square
Former namesIlluminating Building
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffices
Address75 Public Square
Town or cityCleveland
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 41°30′0.77″N81°41′42.35″W / 41.5002139°N 81.6950972°W / 41.5002139; -81.6950972
Construction started1913
Completed1915
Height187 feet (57 m)
Technical details
Floor count15
Design and construction
Architecture firm Hubbell & Benes
References
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75 Public Square is a high-rise office building on Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It was designed by the Cleveland architectural firm of Hubbell & Benes and was completed in 1915. [1] It served as the headquarters for the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company until the construction of the adjacent 55 Public Square in 1958. [2] The building also abuts Cleveland's historic Old Stone Church. In 2014, the Millennia Companies, planning to convert the building into apartments, purchased the building for $4 million. [3]

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