The Riverfront Apartments is a
[
] tall high-rise building located at 245 North Summit Street in
Downtown Toledo
Downtown Toledo is the central business district of Toledo, Ohio. Both the Warehouse District and the area surrounding the Huntington Center have been areas of recent growth.
Major attractions
*Fifth Third Field
*Hensville
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. It stood as Toledo's tallest building for 17 years, from its completion in 1913 until the completion of the
PNC Bank Building in 1930. The Riverfront Apartments building is currently the fifth-tallest building in Toledo.
History
The twenty-one story structure was constructed in 1912-13 for the Second National Bank on the southwest corner of Summit Street and Madison Avenue in Toledo's business center.
[
] The bank planned to occupy the lower floors and the upper floors were designed as office space. The general contractor for the building was The A. Bentley & Sons Company, Toledo, Ohio, and the architects are
D. H. Burnham & Company, of Chicago, Ill.
The building was originally known as the Second National Bank Building
[
] from the time of its construction in 1913 until the bank merged with Toledo Trust. From the 1930s until 1981 the building was the headquarters of the Toledo Trust bank and it was known as the Toledo Trust Building. The local bank moved its headquarters across Summit Street into its new triangular-shaped granite and glass building in 1981.
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]
The old Toledo Trust building was purchased in 1998 by the Eyde Co., in a $4.5 million package deal that included the
Tower on the Maumee
Tower on the Maumee (formerly known as ''Fiberglas Tower'') is a skyscraper at 200 North Saint Clair Street in Toledo, Ohio. Constructed in 1969, the building is an example of the international style of architecture. In 2012, the building was l ...
and the adjacent parking garage.
[
] The office building was converted to apartments in 1999 and renamed the Riverfront Apartments.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Toledo, Ohio
This list of tallest buildings in Toledo, Ohio ranks by height the high-rise buildings in the U.S. city of Toledo, Ohio. Toledo contains 21 high rise buildings of at least 50 meters (164 ft.) in height, with a further 10 buildings between 35 m ...
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Skyscrapers in Ohio
Residential buildings completed in 1913
Buildings and structures in Toledo, Ohio