Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

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The door sealing the original primary vault inside the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's basement. The vault was discontinued in 1997, though it remains intact for posterity.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is the Cleveland-based headquarters of the Federal Reserve System's Fourth District. The district is composed of Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. It has branch offices in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. The check processing center in Columbus, Ohio was closed in 2005. The chief executive officer as of 2005 is Sandra Pianalto.

Exterior view of Cleveland Federal Reserve building.

The bank building, located at Superior Avenue and East Sixth Street in downtown Cleveland was designed by the Cleveland firm of Walker and Weeks and completed in 1923. Its exterior architecture emulates an Italian Renaissance palazzo, is clad in pink Sienna marble. An extension to the building was completed in 1998, providing new facilities for check processing and cash handling. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

The building's entrances feature allegorical sculptures by Henry Hering representing Security and Integrity flanking the East Sixth Street entrance, while his Energy watches the Superior Avenue entry. Its original 100 ton (90 tonne) vault door is the largest in the world. In January 2006, the bank opened its Learning Center and Money Museum, replacing the public teller windows vacated after September 11, 2001.

Henry Hering's Energy seated at the Superior Avenue entrance.

[edit] External links

• Cleveland Fed home page
• Images and architectural information

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