Rockefeller Building, 614 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH

Significance: The Rockefeller Building, built between 1903 and 1905, was the first large building employing a structural steel skeleton to be erected in Cleveland. A feature of this early skyscraper, which would seem to have been inspired by Louis H. Sullivan's Guaranty Building of 1898 in Buffalo, NY (which it closely resembles), is the fidelity with which the structural elements are reflected in the exterior physical appearance. The building's design is simple, unencumbered and modern in feeling even after 60 years.
Survey number: HABS OH-2125
Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1910 Subsequent Work