Cleveland station (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)

Cleveland
General information
Location	829 Canal Road Cleveland, Ohio United States
Coordinates	41°29′43.7″N81°41′55.0″W / 41.495472°N 81.698611°W / 41.495472; -81.698611
Owned by	Rock Ventures
Construction
Architect	William Stillman Dutton
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
History
Opened	July 30, 1898 (1898-07-30)
Closed	June 16, 1934
Original company	Cleveland Terminal and Valley Railroad
Former services
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station Terminus Cleveland  – Akron  – Valley Junction (CT&V) Brooklyn toward Valley Junction Cleveland  – Sterling  – Wheeling (CL&W) South Brooklyn toward Wheeling
Location

Cleveland station is a former train station located in The Flats in downtown Cleveland in the U.S. state of Ohio. The station was completed in 1898 by the Cleveland Terminal and Valley Railroad. After taking control of the Cleveland Terminal and Valley in 1909, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad operated passenger rail service from the station until 1934 when service was moved to the Cleveland Union Terminal.

History

Cleveland Terminal and Valley Railroad

The station in 1898 with its clock tower and mansard roof.

In February 1896, the CT&V announced it would construct new, larger freight and passenger facilities in Cleveland to accommodate the increased business it was doing. ^[1] The existing depot would be demolished and a new station would take its place. The designs for the new depot were finalized, and construction was started, by September 1897. ^[2] The station was opened on July 30, 1898 with trains operating from the new station and the CT&V also moving its offices into the building. ^[3]

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Passenger service from the station ended on June 16, 1934. The next day the B&O moved service to the nearby Cleveland Union Terminal, the fourth railroad in Cleveland to do so. ^[4]

Sherwin-Williams

Sherwin-Williams had owned property next the station since it was originally constructed in 1898. ^[1]

Anticipating the move to its new headquarters building and a new research and development center near Brecksville, Sherwin-Williams sold its properties along the Cuyahoga River, including the vacant station on June 30, 2023 to Bedrock, the real estate investment subsidiary of Rock Ventures owned by Dan Gilbert. ^[5] Gilbert plans on developing 35 acres (14 ha) of riverfront behind Tower City Center into 3.5 million square feet (330,000 m²) of mixed-use development and green space. ^[6]

See also

• Railroad terminals of Cleveland

References

1. "Immense Docks". The Plain Dealer . Cleveland, Ohio. February 25, 1896. p. 1.
2. "The New Cleveland, Terminal & Valley Depot". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. September 5, 1897. p. 1.
3. "The New Depot". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. July 27, 1898. p. 10.
4. "Felicitate B&O on Terminal Use". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. June 17, 1934. p. 2A.
5. "Dan Gilbert's Bedrock buys Sherwin-Williams current HQ". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. July 1, 2023. p. A12. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
6. Litt, Steven (July 22, 2024). "Whew! Bedrock and Cleveland wisely dump a troubling centerpiece idea". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. B2. Retrieved October 13, 2025.

Sources

• "A Model Passenger Station". The Railway Agent and Station Agent. Vol. 20, no. 1. September 1898. pp. 82–85.