Standard Building (Cleveland)
{{Short description|High-rise office tower located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox building
|name = Standard Building
|image = Standard Building.jpg
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|former_names = Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers' Bank Building, Engineers' Bank Building, Standard Bank Building
|location = 1370 Ontario Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113 United States
|building_type = Office
|floor_count = 21
|start_date = 1923
|completion_date = 1925
|roof = {{convert|85.96|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| =
|elevator_count =
|architect = Knox & Elliott
|owner = Weston, Inc.
}}
File:From W. 3rd and St. Clair.jpg
File:Standard Building detail.jpg
The Standard Building, (originally the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cooperative National Bank Building and later the Standard Bank Building{{cite book| last=Herrick| first=Clay| title=Cleveland Landmarks |date=1986 |publisher=Landmarks Publishing Company |pages=156–157}}), is a high-rise apartment building located at the southwest corner of Ontario Street and St. Clair Avenue in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Rising to a height of {{convert|282|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}},{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061208160321/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=standardbuilding-cleveland-oh-usa Standard Building]}}. Emporis. Retrieved on 2007-10-21. the Standard Building was the second tallest building in Cleveland when it was completed in 1925. Its north and east facades are clad in cream-colored terra cotta with a recurring starburst motif. The south face, which can be seen from Public Square, is unadorned and windowless. It was designed by Knox and Elliot architects, and was built for $7 million.{{cite book| last=Rose| first=William Ganson| title=Cleveland: The Making of a City| url=https://archive.org/details/clevelandmakingo00rose| date=1950| publisher=World Publishing Company| pages=[https://archive.org/details/clevelandmakingo00rose/page/832 832]}} It was built by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen who owned the building until 2014, when it was sold to Weston, Inc.{{cite news|first=Michelle |last=Jarboe |title=Standard Building fetches $3.9 million in sale to Weston, Inc. for apartment conversion |url=http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/07/standard_building_fetches_39_m.html |work=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |date=July 1, 2014 |accessdate=January 26, 2017}}
History
During the Great Depression, Standard Bank ran into financial difficulties and was sold by the BLE. It merged with two other Cleveland banks in 1930, forming Standard Trust Bank. This bank subsequently failed in 1931 and its assets were liquidated.{{cite web
|url=http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=ST
|title=Standard Trust
|work=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
|publisher=Case Western Reserve University
|accessdate=2007-10-20}} From World War II until July, 1967, the bank lobby served as an induction station (after 1965, known as an Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station) for the U.S. military.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mepcom.army.mil/Units/Eastern-Sector/4th-Battalion/Cleveland/|title=Cleveland Military Entrance Processing Station|website=www.mepcom.army.mil|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-19}} In the 1940s the building housed [http://www.case.edu/its/archives/downtown/clevelandcollege.htm Cleveland College], a downtown campus of Western Reserve University, and was the last building of that campus.{{cite web
|url=http://www.case.edu/its/archives/Buildings/stabui.htm
|title=Standard Building
|publisher=Case Western Reserve University
|accessdate=2007-10-20}}
To the east, across Ontario Street, is the Marriott at Key Center, built on the site of the landmark Engineers Building, which the BLE sold in 1988 for development, moving into the Standard Building.{{cite web
|url=http://www.ble.org/pr/history/page5h.html
|title=BLE History
|publisher=Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
|accessdate=2007-10-20}} To the north, across St. Clair Avenue, is the Cuyahoga County Justice Center. The Old Stone Church abuts its south side.
Currently it is the 21st highest building in Cleveland. It was designated a Cleveland Landmark in 1979.{{cite web
|url=http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/listDetail.php?identity=228
|title=Standard Building
|work=Cleveland Designated Landmarks
|publisher=Cleveland Landmarks Commission
|accessdate=2007-10-20}} In 2007, the boundary{{cite web |url=http://www.ohiohistory.org/about/pr/040307a.html |title=State Board Recommends Seven Ohio Nominations To The National Register Of Historic Places |date=April 3, 2007
|publisher=Ohio Historical Society |accessdate=2007-10-20}} of the Euclid Avenue Historic District was increased{{NRISref|version=2010a}} to include the building, among other structures. In 2014, it was purchased by Weston, Inc. for $3.9 million, and was converted into an apartment building.{{cite news |first=Michelle |last=Jarboe |title=Standard Building near Public Square will become apartments, after sale to Weston, Inc. |url=http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/06/standard_building_near_public.html |work=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |date=June 30, 2014 |accessdate=January 26, 2017}}
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Standard Building}}
- [http://www.thestandardcle.com/ The Standard Building]
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Category:Apartment buildings in Cleveland
Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Cleveland