Plaza Apartments (Cleveland)
United States historic place
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The Plaza Apartments is a historic five-story apartment building in the Central neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, United States.[3] Now known as Plaza Suites, it sits a quarter-mile (400 m) from the Cleveland State University campus.[4]
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| Location | 3206 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°30′4″N 81°39′53″W |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architect | Steffens, Searles & Hirsh |
| MPS | Upper Prospect MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000233[1][2] |
| Added to NRHP | November 1, 1984 |
Built in 1901, it was designed by the architectural firm of Steffens, Searles & Hirsh, which built many middle-class apartment buildings in the area around the turn of the twentieth century.[5] It has a primarily brick facade above a stone foundation; stone also appears in the exterior.
The Plaza was a creative center of Cleveland's arts and music scene during the 1970s and 1980s.[6] The members of Pere Ubu lived in the apartment building, which can be seen on the cover of the band's 1978 album Dub Housing.[7]
On November 1, 1984, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places, primarily for its architectural significance, as part of the multi-building "Upper Prospect Multiple Resource Area"[2] It sits next to the Register-listed Jeremiah Ensworth House.[8]
