Federal Reserve Bank Of Cleveland
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Cleveland Federal Reserve
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Location | E. 6th St. and Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 41°30′6″N 81°41′26″W / 41.50167°N 81.69056°WCoordinates: 41°30′6″N 81°41′26″W / 41.50167°N 81.69056°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1923 |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other, Second Renaissance Revival |
NRHP Reference # | 76001392 |
Added to NRHP | October 8, 1976 |
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is the Cleveland-based headquarters of the U.S. Federal Reserve System's Fourth District. The district is composed of Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. It has branch offices in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. The check processing center in Columbus, Ohio, was closed in 2005. The chief executive officer and president is Loretta Mester.
The bank building is a 13 story 203 foot high-rise, located at Superior Avenue and East 6th Street in downtown Cleveland was designed by the Cleveland firm of Walker and Weeks and completed in 1923. Its exterior architecture emulates an Italian Renaissance palazzo, is clad in pink Sienna marble. An extension to the building designed by HOK was completed in 1998, providing new facilities for check processing and cash handling. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building's entrances feature allegorical sculptures by Henry Hering representing Security and Integrity flanking the East Sixth Street entrance, while his Energy watches the Superior Avenue entry.