Together with Cedar-Central and Outhwaite, it was begun in and completed in Lakeview Terrace was especially notable because of its successful adaption to a difficult site. The acre site at W. The scheme was adapted to the hillside by a curving road, with many of the housing units arranged in a fanlike pattern. There are 44 residential buildings of three types-apartments, row houses, and a combination of the two-oriented as much as possible to provide daylight and views of the lake.
Conrad and Wallace G. The building construction was entirely fireproof, consisting of brick on tile walls with concrete roof and floor slabs and steel casement windows. The curved end walls, the windows arranged in horizontal bands, the iron railings, and especially the distinctive downturned hoods over the doorways reflected the work of International Style architects. Lakeview Terrace included the first community center in a public housing project. The project was also innovative in its use of the decorative arts, made possible by the creation of the Treasury Relief Art Project in At the W.
The first phase of interior renovations were completed in Go to case. Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Ernest J. Bohn left escorts Eleanor Roosevelt on a tour of Lakeview Terrace at Lakeview's dedication ceremonies in Article Categories. Charity and Philanthropy. Related Links.
