Tower Press Building, historic building in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Tower Press Building is a large factory on Superior Avenue in Cleveland completed in 1907 and the first structure in the city made with reinforced concrete. The building features red tile roofing, red brick walls with colored tile and stone accents, and a distinctive tower at the rear that transitions from a square to an octagonal form.
The factory was designed in 1907 by architect Robert D. Kohn for H. Black & Company, a clothing manufacturer producing premium women's suits under the Wooltex brand. After the garment factory closed in 1922, the building was taken over by an Evangelical publisher and later occupied by a printing company before gradually becoming vacant from the 1960s onward.
The building carries the name of a printing company that occupied it starting in the 1930s and operated there for decades. Visitors can still see the original H. Black Co. sign on the facade, which represents the clothing manufacturing heritage that shaped this neighborhood.
The building is easily visible from the street due to its distinctive red tower and decorative brick front with colored tiles. The interior was restored in the early 2000s and now contains artist apartments, small offices, and galleries open to visitors.
The building's octagonal tower was originally used as a water tank for the sprinkler system but has been converted into a five-story living space in recent years. Visitors who climb the over 100 steps are rewarded with views of the city from above.
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