Carew Tower
- Architect
- Walter W. Ahlschlager
- Year
- 1930
- Style
- Art Deco
- City
- Cincinnati, OH
- Collection
- art deco
Carew Tower is a 1930 Art Deco skyscraper in downtown Cincinnati designed by Walter W. Ahlschlager as a large-scale mixed-use complex combining tower, hotel, and arcade. It is recognized as a textbook example of the Art Deco skyscraper and has been designated a National Historic Landmark. The tower remains a landmark downtown structure with a strong retellable history.
the building
Mixed-use complex. Carew Tower combines a tower, a hotel, and an arcade within a single large-scale 1930 development, a mixed-use program that was ambitious for its era.
the style
Carew Tower is considered a textbook example of Art Deco skyscraper design, its iconic form dominating the downtown skyline and street.
More on Art Decothe architect
Walter W. Ahlschlager designed Carew Tower, completed in 1930 as a large-scale mixed-use tower, hotel, and arcade complex.
significance
Carew Tower is designated a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
nearby
- Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza
- Ingalls Building
- John Church Company Building
- Bartlett Building
- Terrace Plaza Hotel
- Fifth Third Center