Fenn College in Cleveland   Save
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Description: Caption reads: "Euclid Avenue at 19 street. Building in center background is Fenn College. District #4, Cleveland, Ohio. Credit Line - C. W. Ackerman." An electric streetcar and several automobiles head east on Euclid Avenue, just north of East 18th Street. The Art Deco Downtown Chevrolet building (just before the Charleston Hotel) is located at 1935 Euclid Avenue and is now part of the Cleveland State University. 1900 Euclid Avenue, once ? Multigraph, has been converted to loft apartments. Fenn College, established in 1881, merged with Cleveland State University in 1965. Fenn Tower, designed by George B. Post & Sons, was originally known as the National Town and County Club. The 22-story building, completed in 1930, was sold to Fenn College in 1937 as additional classroom and office space and renamed in 1939 to honor Serano Peck Fenn. In 2002, major renovations took place all over Cleveland State University’s campus, including Fenn Tower being converted into a residence hall, with 175 apartment style dorm rooms. The building, located at 2401 Euclid Avenue, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F10_10_01
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Universities and colleges--Ohio--Cleveland; Fenn College, Cleveland; George B. Post & Sons; Cleveland State University; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)