Kennedy Apartments and Commercial Block

Standing at the corner of Detroit Avenue and West 65th Street in Cleveland, this three-story building combines ground-floor shops with apartments above. Built in 1907 for landowner P. F. Kennedy, it is attributed to Ernst Palutze, who appears to have been both designer and master stone mason. The yellow brick walls rest on a sandstone base, and the obtuse-angled lot shapes the building itself. A corner tower with a pyramidal roof, red brick quoins, half-timbered bay windows with gables, and deep roof brackets give the upper floors a domestic, eclectic look that contrasts with nearby flat-roofed commercial buildings. Carved sandstone around the apartment entrance and in panels between windows shows Palutze's craftsmanship. The storefronts have been altered, but the upper floors remain unchanged and the interiors retain oak woodwork and bay-defined rooms. It was listed for its architectural distinction, blending Renaissance and Tudor Revival elements before pure Tudor Revival commercial buildings became common in the 1920s.