Winton Place (Lakewood, Ohio)

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Winton Place
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Former namesWinton
General information
TypeResidential
Location12700 Lakewood, Ohio 44107 United States
Construction started1962
Completed1963
Height
Roof80.50 m (264 ft)
Technical details
Floor count28
Design and construction
Architect Loebl, Schlossman, Bennett & Dart

The Winton Place is a 264-foot 1963 opened high-rise apartment complex in the second most populated suburb of Cleveland, [1] Lakewood, Ohio's Gold Coast neighborhood, which is right on the border of the Cleveland, Ohio neighborhood known as Edgewater, Cleveland, Ohio. It was named after Alexander Winton who manufactured automobiles until in the 1900s and built a house for his family on the same land that the Winton occupies today. [2] To this day, Winton is known as one of the most exclusive and one of the highest views in an apartment in Greater Cleveland. [3] In fact, at the time of its completion in 1963, it was the tallest apartment building between New York City and Chicago. [4] It was and still is considered one of the most expensive properties in Lakewood and Cleveland having cost $20 million ($163,673,913 today) at the time of construction. [5]

The Winton started a whole high-end apartment boom that drove up land value on the Lake Erie shore of Lakewood. Soon other apartment buildings would follow but the Winton has always been special to the history of both Cleveland and Lakewood. The famous 1965-opened Pier W restaurant sits below the Winton and hangs on the craggy cliff that overlooks Lake Erie and offers beautiful views of Downtown Cleveland. [6]

Winton Place was designed by Cleveland Engineering firm Arthur G. McKee Co. under the direction of Engineering Supervisor Karlis Maizitis, a Case Western Reserve Civil Engineering graduate.

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References

  1. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/3916000.html Lakewood Retrieved on 2015-09-10
  2. http://wintonplacecondo.com/history.html The Gold Standard for Cleveland Living Retrieved on 2015-09-10
  3. http://www.emporis.com/buildings/129330/winton-place-apartments-lakewood-oh-usa Winton Place Retrieved on 2015-09-10
  4. Sisson, M. http://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/237#.VfG4QZed6jg Winton Place Retrieved on 2015-09-10
  5. Becker, T.G. (2003). The Gold Coast. Images of America: Lakewood Arcadia:Charleston, South Carolina.
  6. http://pierw.com/about-us/ About Us Retrieved on 2015-09-10

Coordinates: 41°29′35.9″N81°46′43.8″W / 41.493306°N 81.778833°W / 41.493306; -81.778833