| 55 Public Square | |
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 55 Public Square | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | office |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 41°30′01″N 81°41′46″W / 41.500263°N 81.696039°W |
| Estimated completion | 1958 |
| Owner | Optima International LLC. |
| Height | |
| Top floor | 300 feet (91 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 |
| Floor area | 430,000 square feet (40,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Carson & Lundin |
| Main contractor | George A. Fuller Company |
55 Public Square (formerly known as the Illuminating Building, after the Illuminating Company, the building's primary tenant) is a 22-story skyscraper located at number 55 Public Square, the town square of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Designed by Carson & Lundin, it is 300 feet (91 m) tall, was completed in 1958,[1] and was the first new skyscraper built in Cleveland since the Terminal Tower complex was completed in 1930. It was also the first tall International Style building in the city and the first to use a reinforced concrete frame.[2]
- ^ Emporis.com: 55 Public Square[usurped]. Accessed October 9, 2006.
- ^ Johannesen, Eric. Cleveland Architecture 1876-1976, Western Reserve Historical Society, 1979. ISBN 0-911704-21-3