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Huntington Tower

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FirstMerit Tower or the First Central Trust Building is a skyscraper in Akron, Ohio that has remained the tallest building in that city since its completion in 1931. The building is art deco in style and is covered in glazed architectural terra-cotta. It sits at the corner of South Main Street and West Mill Street. It rises 27 stories (some sources say 29) to a height of 330 feet or 101 meters. The lobby is built with Tennessee marble, white brick, and terra cotta, and features a large banking hall with arched windows. The tower was built on the former site of the Hamilton Building, completed in 1900 in the neo-gothic style. Near the turn of the millennium the tower was given a $2.5 million facelift, including a $1.8 million restoration of the tower's terra-cotta, brick and limestone. The painstaking process involved the removal of some 450 blocks weighing up to 75 pounds each for cleaning and reassembly. Over 1,100 other pieces of the masonry and tilework were repaired on site. The building is easily viewed from miles away as it is the centerpiece of downtown Akron and quite tall in respect to the rest of the city. Additionally, the tower is very visible at night, as the building's crown is brilliantly lit.

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