The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is the
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
-based headquarters of the U.S.
Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve System (often shortened to the Federal Reserve, or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States of America. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a ...
's Fourth
District
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. The district is composed of
Ohio
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, western
Pennsylvania
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, eastern
Kentucky
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, and the
northern panhandle of West Virginia
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. It has branch offices in
Cincinnati
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and
Pittsburgh
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. The check processing center in
Columbus, Ohio
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, was closed in 2005. The
chief executive officer
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and
president
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Automobiles
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is
Loretta Mester
Loretta J. Mester (born October 24, 1958) is president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
Personal life
Mester was born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 24, 1958. She is married to George Mailath, an economist at the University ...
.
The bank building is a 13-story 203 foot
high-rise, located at Superior Avenue and East 6th Street in
downtown Cleveland
Downtown Cleveland is the central business district of Cleveland, Ohio. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area, it is Cleveland's oldest district, with its Public Square laid out b ...
was designed by the Cleveland firm of
Walker and Weeks
Walker and Weeks was an architecture firm based in Cleveland, Ohio, founded by Frank Ray Walker (September 29, 1877 - July 9, 1949) and Harry E. Weeks (October 2, 1871 - December 21, 1935).
Background
Harry Weeks was born October 2, 1871, in W. S ...
and completed in 1923. Its exterior architecture emulates an
Italian Renaissance
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palazzo
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, and is clad in
Georgia pink marble. An extension to the building designed by
HOK was completed in 1998, providing new facilities for check processing and cash handling. The building is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
The building's entrances feature
allegorical sculpture
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s by
Henry Hering
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Early career
He was a student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens at Cooper Union and of Philip Martiny at the Art Students League of New York. He then went to Paris wher ...
representing ''Security'' and ''Integrity'' flanking the East Sixth Street entrance, while his ''Energy'' watches the Superior Avenue entry.
Its original
bank vault
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door is the largest in the world and was designed by
Frederick S. Holmes. The door casting itself was . It incorporates the largest hinge ever built. The hinge has an overall height of and weighs over fully assembled. The vault's use was discontinued in 1997, though it is preserved intact for posterity.
Learning Center and Money Museum
![Cleveland Fed map](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Cleveland_Fed_map.gif)
In January 2006, the bank opened the Learning Center and Money Museum, replacing the public teller windows vacated after
September 11, 2001
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. Over 30 hands-on exhibits focus on the history of money, its effects on societies and cultures, and its central role in peoples' lives. The museum is open from Monday through Thursday, except for bank holidays, and admission is free.
The museum includes a variety of activities and multi-media experiences to educate visitors, including computerized games about trading, writing contests, crayon rubbings, videos, speeches, films, and virtual tours, One recent addition to the Learning Center and Money Museum is the documentary titled "The Panic of 1907" which details how the panic led to the creation of the Federal Reserve System. This film was produced by
Joseph G. Haubrich
Joseph Gerard Haubrich (born September 10, 1958) is an economist and consultant. His work focuses on financial institution and regulations research.
Personal
Haubrich was born on September 10, 1958, in Oak Park, Illinois, to Joseph Haubrich and A ...
and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
Board of directors
The following people are listed as on the board of directors . Class A directors are elected by member banks to represent member banks. Class B directors are elected by member banks to represent the public. Class C directors are appointed by the Board of Governors to represent the public. Terms always expire on December 31 of their final year on the board.
See also
*
Federal Reserve Act
The Federal Reserve Act was passed by the 63rd United States Congress and signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on December 23, 1913. The law created the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States.
The Pani ...
*
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Cincinnati Branch Office
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Cincinnati Branch Office is one of two Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland branch offices ( the other is in Pittsburgh). The Cincinnati Office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland provides currency distributi ...
*
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Pittsburgh Branch Office The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Pittsburgh Branch Office is one of two Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland branch offices ( the other is in Cincinnati). The Pittsburgh Office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland hosts one of two savings bond ...
*
Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve System (often shortened to the Federal Reserve, or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States of America. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a ...
*
Federal Reserve Districts
A Federal Reserve Bank is a regional bank of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. There are twelve in total, one for each of the twelve Federal Reserve Districts that were created by the Federal Reserve ...
*
Federal Reserve Branches There are 24 Federal Reserve branches. There were 25 branches but in October 2008 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Buffalo Branch was closed.
List of Federal Reserve branches
* Boston
* New York
** '' Federal Reserve Bank of New York Buffal ...
*
Structure of the Federal Reserve System
References
External links
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Images and architectural informationHistorical resources by and about the Federal Reserve Bank of Clevelandincluding annual reports back to 1916
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Government buildings completed in 1923
Buildings and structures in Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
Renaissance Revival architecture in Ohio
National Register of Historic Places in Cleveland, Ohio
Economy of the Midwestern United States
Economy of Cleveland
Skyscraper office buildings in Cleveland
1923 establishments in Ohio
Downtown Cleveland