Downtown in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Arcade

An Historic Landmark In Architecture

— Built 1890 —

The Arcade Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 8, 2026

1. The Arcade Marker

Inscription. Designed by John M. Eisenmann 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 Society Of Ohio; The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 2-18.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.

Location. 41° 29.996′ N, 81° 41.404′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and East 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Euclid Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 515 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

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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, measured in a direct line); Downtown District (about 600 feet away); Commerce (about 600 feet away); Ohio State Bar Association (about 700 feet away); Howard M. Metzenbaum (about 700 feet away); Jurisprudence (about 800 feet away); Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

More about this marker. While the marker is now behind glass, it formerly stood outside.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 8, 2026

2. The Arcade

Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.