Fenn Tower
Fenn Tower is a 22-story skyscraper on Cleveland State University’s main campus in Cleveland, Ohio. It rises about 266 feet (81 meters) and is the second tallest building on campus after Rhodes Tower. Today it is used as student housing.
The tower was built in 1929–1930 for the National Town and Country Club, with plans for a central meeting place for Cleveland’s club members. After the stock market crash, the club could not stay solvent and the building sat vacant until 1937, when Fenn College bought it for $250,000.
Fenn Tower was named after Sereno Peck Fenn, one of the founders of Sherwin-Williams, and Fenn College was named in his honor. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the National Town and Country Club.
Architects were George B. Post & Sons and it was built by the Thompson-Starrett Company. It was originally furnished by Rorimer-Brooks Studios, and the Ellwood H. Fisher Swimming Pool and Fenn Gym were later removed during a 2005 renovation. Fenn College began offering night classes in engineering in the 1930s, later adding business classes in 1932 to promote affordable higher education.
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