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Rockefeller Building (Cleveland)

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206: 217:(responsible for starting the gigantic Cleveland Discount Company mortgage firm in 1921 in Cleveland) bought the skyscraper from the Rockefellers in 1920 and subsequently changed the facade to the Kirby Building. However, Josiah Kirby angered the Rockefeller family by doing so. Thus, the Rockefeller family bought the building back and reverted it to the Rockefeller moniker in 1923. The signage is still quite visible today, having changed little in design since 1923. 31: 194:, the Rockefeller City Greenhouse, Rockefeller Lagoon, Rockefeller Center At, Rockefeller Road, and Rockefeller Avenue. However, his namesake building is the most lasting and recognizable epitaph to the Cleveland billionaire. 197:
Rockefeller was known in later life for his generosity towards his adoptive city; his legacy of either providing support to or directly funding Cleveland projects and parks is widely felt today.
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Rockefeller's companies were instrumental in helping shape Cleveland into an industrialized powerhouse. There are many places in the city and suburbs named after the man, including
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The Rockefeller name has been prominently displayed on the West 6th side of the building since 1905, except for a brief period when fellow Cleveland businessman
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complex. The building stands at a height of 212 ft. (64.62 m), rising 17 stories above the street and is named after the
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The Rockefeller on Superior Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
United States
high-rise
Cleveland, Ohio
Superior Avenue
Tower City Center
Standard Oil of Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Warehouse District, Cleveland
National Register of Historic Places
Rockefeller Park

Josiah Kirby
List of tallest buildings in Cleveland, Ohio


"Rockefeller Building"
"Rockefeller Building"
Emporis
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"Rockefeller Park Greenhouse"
the original
"Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland celebrating 100th anniversary"
41°29′53″N 81°41′51″W / 41.49806°N 81.69750°W / 41.49806; -81.69750
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Skyscraper office buildings in Cleveland
Buildings and structures in Cleveland

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