Cleveland City Hall

Cleveland City Hall
Cleveland City Hall is located in Cleveland
Cleveland City Hall
Location within Cleveland
General information
TypeGovernment offices
Location601 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Coordinates41°30′18″N 81°41′38″W / 41.50500°N 81.69389°W / 41.50500; -81.69389
Construction started1912
Completed1916
Cost$3 million (equivalent to $84 million today)
Technical details
Floor count5
Design and construction
Architect(s)J. Milton Dyer
Other information
Public transit accessGCRTA East 9th–North Coast

Cleveland City Hall is the seat of government for the City of Cleveland, Ohio, and the home of Cleveland City Council and the office of the Mayor of Cleveland. It opened in 1916 and is located at 601 Lakeside Avenue in the Civic Center area of Downtown Cleveland. The building was the first of its kind designed by Cleveland architect J. Milton Dyer for governmental purposes for a major U.S. city.[1] At the time of its construction, City Hall was to continue the city planning of Daniel Burnham's 1903 Group Plan.[2] City Hall stands as a historic landmark that was added to the Cleveland Landmarks Commission.[3]

The rotunda in the building has been the site of numerous weddings, rallies, protests, and galas. The body of U.S. Representative Louis Stokes lay in state in the rotunda for the public to pay their respects after his death in 2015.[4]

  1. ^ "Cleveland City Hall". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. November 18, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cleveland City Hall". Cleveland Memory Project. Cleveland State University. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Landmarks Commission Archived September 20, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on August 22, 2015
  4. ^ The News Herald, Retrieved on August 22, 2015