Guardian Bank Building

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Location617-637 Euclid Ave., 614-626 Vincent Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates 41°30′1″N81°41′20″W / 41.50028°N 81.68889°W / 41.50028; -81.68889 Coordinates: 41°30′1″N81°41′20″W / 41.50028°N 81.68889°W / 41.50028; -81.68889
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1895
Architect Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge; Walker & Weeks
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No. 00001065 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 2000

The Guardian Bank Building (originally known as the New England Building and later known as the National City Bank Building) is a high-rise building on Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.

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Description and history

It was built in 1896 and stands adjacent to National City Center. At 221 feet (67 m) tall, it was once one of the tallest buildings in America and tallest in Cleveland until 1922 when it was surpassed by the Keith Building. The building was designed by the firm of Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge and remodeled by Walker and Weeks in 1915. It was converted to a Holiday Inn Express in 1999, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 2000. [1]

In January 2010, Rosetta, the largest independent interactive agency in America, announced plans to move into the Guardian Bank Building. The plans, announced in conjunction with the signing of a 10-year lease, include stripping and remodeling the top five floors, building a new penthouse suite on the roof, and renaming the building. [2] In March 2012, developers announced plans to convert five stories into 85 apartments. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Digital agency Rosetta plans to bring nearly 400 jobs to new downtown Cleveland offices". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  3. McFee, Michelle Jarboe (March 29, 2012). "More downtown Cleveland apartments planned; housing will fill 5 floors of Rosetta Center". The Plain Dealer . Cleveland, Ohio. Retrieved April 11, 2012.

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