Keith Building
The Keith Building is a skyscraper in downtown Cleveland, Ohio's Playhouse Square theater district. The Keith is 272 feet tall and 21 stories, and houses the Palace Theater, a former flagship theater of the Keith vaudeville circuit. As of 2017, the renovated building is in use as an office tower.
| Keith Building | |
|---|---|
The Keith Building | |
| Alternative names | B.F. Keith Theatre Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices Theatre |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| Location | 1621 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 41.501286°N 81.680284°W |
| Completed | 1922 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Rapp & Rapp |
| References | |
At the time of its construction in 1922, the Keith was the tallest building in Cleveland, and currently stands as the 25th-tallest. It is also the tallest performing arts-related building in Ohio. From 1922 through the mid-1950s, the Keith also had a multi-story electric sign on its roof, claimed to be the largest electric sign in the world at the time of its construction.
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