Caxton Building

Caxton Building
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General information
StatusCompleted
LocationCleveland, Ohio, US
Address812 Huron Road
Coordinates41°29′53.8″N 81°41′9.9″W / 41.498278°N 81.686083°W / 41.498278; -81.686083
Completed1903
Website
www.caxtoncleveland.com
Caxton Building archway

The Caxton Building is a historic building completed in 1903 in Cleveland, Ohio, US.[1] It was designed by Frank Seymour Barnum's F. S. Barnum & Co architectural firm. The 8-story steel-frame office building was constructed for the Caxton Building Company and its president Ambrose Swasey. It housed graphic arts and printing businesses, and was named after William Caxton, a British printer in the 15th century.[2]

The main entrance to the building is a Romanesque architecture style terra cotta archway. It includes intricate organic cartouches in the style popularized by American architect Louis Sullivan, as well as column capitals accenting its buff-colored masonry.[3] Its ground floor retail frontage has included restaurants and cafes.[2]

  1. ^ Caxton Building[usurped] Emporis (includes photos)
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