Schofield Building

The Schofield Building (previously known as the Euclid Ninth Tower is a high-rise building in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.[2] The 172-foot (52 m), 14-story building is located at the southwest corner of East 9th Street and Euclid Avenue, adjacent to the Rose Building and the City Club Building in the city's Historic Gateway District.[3] Built in 1902 as an office building, the seven lower floors are now home to the Kimpton Schofield Hotel and the upper seven stories house apartments known as the Schofield Residences.

Schofield Building
Former namesTransOhio Tower
Euclid Ninth Tower
General information
TypeHotel, residential
Location2000 East 9th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44115 United States
Coordinates41°29′59.57″N 81°41′12.23″W
Construction started1901
Completed1902[1]
Renovated2016
Height
Roof172 ft (52 m)[1]
Technical details
Floor count14[1]
Design and construction
ArchitectLevi Scofield

History

Owned by the Calabrese family of Cleveland, the Schofield was constructed as an office building. The structure was the work of Cleveland architect Levi Scofield, who was also responsible for the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument on Public Square.[4]

In the 1960s, the building was refaced to give it a modernist look, covering the ornamented terracotta architectural details with a steel facing.[5]

The Schofield underwent an extensive five-year restoration and renovation to convert the building to a hotel-residential building, which opened in March 2016.[6]

Recent developments

Cleveland family owned real estate & architecture firm, CRM (Calabrese, Racek, & Markos) and Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Group oversaw the $50 million project to restore the exterior of a Cleveland landmark to its original early-20th-century appearance.[7] In this new configuration, the Schofield's first seven floors have 122 hotel rooms and six suites, with the upper seven floors housing 52 apartments of varying sizes.[2]

The Schofield restoration is one of the latest in a series of restoration projects dating back to the mid-1980s in the city; these projects include: Playhouse Square, the Terminal Tower, the Cleveland Arcade, Fenn Tower, the Warehouse District and the Greater Cleveland Aquarium.

References
  1. "The Kimpton Schofield Hotel". Emporis. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  2. Glaser, Susan (February 5, 2016). "Cleveland's new Kimpton hotel, The Schofield, readies for March debut after dramatic renovation (photos, video)". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. "Euclid Ninth Tower, Cleveland". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  4. "Lower Euclid Avenue District". Cleveland Gateway District. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  5. Busta-Peck, Christopher (May 12, 2010). "A pleasant surprise: the Schofield building". ClevelandAreaHistory.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  6. Glaser, Susan (March 8, 2016). "Cleveland's Kimpton Schofield Hotel welcomes first guests, including four-legged ones". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  7. Glaser, Susan (March 8, 2016). "Cleveland's Kimpton Hotel set to open in late 2015 at East Ninth and Euclid". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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