Rockefeller Building (Cleveland, Ohio)

 office building, abandoned / shut down, commercial building

The Rockefeller Building is a 17-story office building erected in 1903-05. The historic Weddell House hotel(1847) previously stood on the site, the corner of Superior and W. 6th St. The most historic occasion associated with the hotel was the appearance and address of president-elect Lincoln on 15 Feb.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this 17-story office building is named for John D. Rockefeller, once the world’s richest man and America’s first billionaire. As indicated by his name placed prominently at the building’s cap on the West 6th Street face, Rockefeller was justifiably proud of this building. After the building’s name was changed to that of a new owner, Josiah Kirby, in 1920, John D. Rockefeller then reacquired the building, placing his name back on the structure once again (where it has since remained).