Frank J. Lausche State Office Building facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Frank J. Lausche State Office Building |
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The Last by Tony Smith in front of the Lausche
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| Former names | Lausche Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Governmental |
| Location | 615 West Superior Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44113 United States |
| Construction started | 1977 |
| Completed | 1979 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 62.17 m (204 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 15 |
| Floor area | 458,000 sq. ft. |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Toguchi Madison |
The Frank J. Lausche State Office Building is a tall, 15-story building in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It was finished in 1979 and stands 204 feet (about 62 meters) high. You can find it at the corner of West Superior and Prospect Avenue. This building is part of the city's Tower City Center complex.
The Lausche Building sits right in front of the Carl B. Stokes United States Courthouse, which was built later in 2002. Most of the people who work in the Lausche Building, over 1,300 of them, work for the State of Ohio. The state spent $26 million to build it between 1977 and 1979. That amount would be about $83.5 million today, due to inflation. In front of the building, you can see a sculpture called Last by artist Tony Smith. This artwork shows how much Cleveland and Ohio care about public art.
The Lausche Building: A Unique Design
This building has a very interesting shape. It has seven sides! This unique design was chosen because of the land it was built on. There wasn't much extra space available for the project. This was because the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority owned the "air rights" above the nearby land.
The building was constructed by a company called Madison Madison International. This famous architectural firm is based in Cleveland. Robert P. Madison led the team that designed and built this special structure.
Who Was Frank Lausche?
The building is named after a very important person named Frank Lausche. He was a well-known politician from Ohio. Frank Lausche first served as the 47th mayor of the city of Cleveland. He was mayor from 1942 to 1945.
After being mayor, he became the 57th governor of the state of Ohio. He served as governor for two terms: from 1945 to 1947, and again from 1949 to 1957. He had lost the election for the 1947-1949 term. Later, Frank Lausche also served as a United States senator. He was a senator from 1957 to 1969.
