At the corner of East 14th Street and Euclid Avenue, the Hanna Building rises in front of you, a historically renovated high-rise in downtown Cleveland's Theater District. Up close you can sense its presence: 194 feet tall, rising 16 stories, a 1921 building that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It belongs to the Playhouse Square historic property portfolio, sharing the same theatrical spirit as its neighbors.
Look for the news tickers, billboards, and decorative elements that link it visually to the other “theatrical” buildings around you. The Hanna is highly recognizable on this block, today the third tallest building in the Theater District behind the B.F. Keith and the US Bank Centre. Like many buildings of its era, it sits in an oblong fashion in relation to the street grid and runs parallel to the roadways of Euclid Avenue and East 14th Street, respectfully.
The structure takes its namesake from the turn-of-the-century Ohio senator Mark Hanna, a prominent, extravagant, and free-spending statesman and Cleveland businessman who was a political rival of former mayor Tom L. Johnson. Named for Ohio senator Mark Hanna, this building now stands third tallest in the Theater District for you to spot.