Crawford-Tilden Apartments
About this property
The Crawford-Tilden Apartments are an apartment building on the eastern side of the city of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Built to fit an unusual piece of land, it has been named an historic site. Constructed in 1908, the Crawford-Tilden Apartments were built according to a design by Burt Corning, an Irishman who was one of Cleveland's premier architects in the early twentieth century. The structure's exterior is brick with elements of stone and iron, including architectural elements such as pinnacles on the roof's parapet and bay windows along the walls in many locations. Its plan is shaped like the letter "V" culminating with a tip one bay wide; the tip includes such stylistic elements as Ionic columns and a pediment. Numerous details were included in the construction of each of the building's twenty apartments, none of which have experienced substantial change since their construction more than a century ago. Crawford-Tilden has been designated a landmark by the city of Cleveland, and in 1978 the complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It qualified for federal designation because of its architecture: it is among the best works of one of the most prominent architects in Cleveland's history, it prefigures the architectural styles of the Progressive Era, and it is one of the area's earliest garden apartment complexes. Despite its historic status, the building decayed near the end of the twentieth century, but it has seen new life: in 1997, the Ohio SHPO presented one of its annual Preservation Merit Awards to the city of Cleveland in general, the municipal Department of Community Development, and to a related foundation, as the three had collaborated to restore the property.
Location
Categories
Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Everything a full report reveals about Crawford-Tilden Apartments
This page lists Crawford-Tilden Apartments. A full Aubrey report for an address near it pulls together this listing alongside battlefield records, land patents, and every other historical record within a chosen radius:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Questions about this property
When was Crawford-Tilden Apartments listed on the National Register?
Crawford-Tilden Apartments was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1978.
What type of historic resource is Crawford-Tilden Apartments?
Crawford-Tilden Apartments is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Crawford-Tilden Apartments?
The period of significance for Crawford-Tilden Apartments is recorded as the industrial era.
Can I research the history near Crawford-Tilden Apartments?
Yes. Aubrey Research reports search National Register listings, battlefield records, land patents, and other primary historical sources within any radius of a US address. A report for an address near Crawford-Tilden Apartments will include this listing and all other historical records in the area.
More in Cuyahoga County
Historic places, battles, and census history across Cuyahoga County.
Explore CuyahogaCounty ›Research the history near this site
An Aubrey US report for an address near Crawford-Tilden Apartments will include this listing alongside battlefield records and other historical sources within your chosen radius.