Caxton Building
The Caxton Building is a historic building completed in 1903 in Cleveland, Ohio, US. It was designed by Frank Seymour Barnum's F. S. Barnum & Co architectural firm. The 8-story steel-frame office building was constructed for the Caxton Building Company and its president Ambrose Swasey. It housed graphic arts and printing businesses, and was named after William Caxton, a British printer in the 15th century.
| Caxton Building | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| Address | 812 Huron Road |
| Coordinates | 41°29′53.8″N 81°41′9.9″W |
| Completed | 1903 |
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The main entrance to the building is a Romanesque architecture style terra cotta archway. It includes intricate organic cartouches in the style popularized by American architect Louis Sullivan, as well as column capitals accenting its buff-colored masonry. Its ground floor retail frontage has included restaurants and cafes.
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