Status Complete Address 801 W. Superior Ave. Groundbreaking May 28, 1997 Height 131 m Opened 2002 Town or city Cleveland | Type Federal courthouse Country United States Completed 2002 Floors 23 Architectural style Postmodern Architecture Construction started 1999 | |
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Similar Terminal Tower, Anthony J Celebrezze Federal B, Detroit–Superior Bridge, Key Tower, 200 Public Square | ||
Carl b stokes united states courthouse top 5 facts
The Carl B. Stokes Federal Court House Building is a skyscraper located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It is also known as the Carl B. Stokes Federal Court House Tower, Federal Court House Tower, and the Stokes Tower. The 23-story building is 430 feet (130 m) tall and is located at the corner of Huron Road and Superior Avenue. It is currently the fourth tallest United States courthouse in the country.
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Map of Carl B. Stokes Federal Court House Building, Cleveland, OH 44113, USA
The tower is named after Carl Stokes, the 51st mayor of Cleveland and the first African American mayor of a major city. Construction began in 1999 and was completed in 2002.
Tenants include the Cleveland-based federal circuit, district, and magistrate judges, the Clerk of Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Office, the offices of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, the U.S. Marshal's Office, and the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's Cleveland Field Office, as well as the U.S. Immigration Court.
The building is adorned by Cleveland Venus, a 37-foot (11 m) tall, 11.5 ton bronze sculpture created by Ohio artist Jim Dine. The headless and armless statue is one of the sculptor's variations on the Venus de Milo.