Downtown in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Arcade
An Historic Landmark in Architecture
| | Built 1890 | |
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 11, 2009
1. The Arcade Marker
Designed by John M. Eisemann and George H. Smith as a big city mercantile center. The five-story galleries connect the ten story towers facing the city's two main thoroughfares. Of unique architectural design and of daring construction, its exterior is Romanesque Revival, a popular Victorian style from 1875-1900.
Erected 1965 by the Architects of Ohio and the Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 1-18.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 41° 29.993′ N, 81° 41.41′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20) west of East 6th Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is just inside the entrance to the Arcade. It formerly stood outside the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Euclid Ave, Cleveland OH 44114, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named The Arcade (a few steps from this marker); Cleveland's Main Library (about 500 feet away,
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More about this marker. For many years, the marker was sited outside the Arcade. Hyatt moved the marker inside at the same time that they added the architecturally incompatible awning to the front of the building.
This marker is numbered 1-18 on its face.
Regarding The Arcade. The Arcade is a National Historic Landmark.
Also see . . . The Cleveland Arcade. Official website homepage (Submitted on April 11, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.)
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 11, 2009
2. Interior of the Cleveland Arcade
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 11, 2009
3. Exterior of the Arcade
Photographed by Nathan Bierma, August 17, 2025
4. The Arcade
Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,317 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on March 25, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 11, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 4. submitted on August 18, 2025, by Nathan Bierma of Grand Rapids, Michigan. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
