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| AT&T Huron Road Building | |
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| Former names | SBC Center, Ohio Bell Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | 750 Huron RoadCleveland,Ohio 44113United States |
| Construction started | 1925 |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 111.25 m (365 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Hubbell & Benes |
TheAT&T Huron Road Building (formally known as theOhio Bell Building) is anart decoskyscraper located at 750 Huron Road indowntownCleveland, Ohio. It serves as the corporateheadquarters forOhio Bell, a regional telephone company owned byAT&T. The building has 24 stories and rises to a height of 365 ft (111 m).[1] It was designed by the firm ofHubbell and Benes, in what they called "Modern American Perpendicular Gothic", a style influenced byEliel Saarinen'sunrealized design for theTribune Tower inChicago. Work on the building began in 1925 and was completed in 1927 at a cost of $5 million.[2] It was briefly the tallest building in Cleveland, surpassed in 1928 by theTerminal Tower.[3]
The Huron Road Building was built for necessity. Ohio Bell had its switching center on Michigan Avenue (now vacated) from 1890 to 1927. This building had to be vacated due to the construction of the Terminal Tower complex. During construction, some 10,000 miles of lines and switches were moved from Michigan Avenue to the current Huron Complex. In 1938, the Ohio Bell installed a new switching board, which, by 1944, was receiving some 25,300 long-distance calls daily on average.[4]
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In 1964, Ohio Bell moved into the newErieview Tower. The Huron Road building was retained as a telephone switching center for Downtown Cleveland. It was one of the biggest switching stations in the country for years. In 1983, Ohio Bell moved into its current location at 45 Erieview. Today, the Huron Road building has been expanded forDSL service for Cleveland.
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