May Company Building

Cleveland, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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The May Company Building, erected in downtown Cleveland in 1914, is a mixed-use structure designed by D. H. Burnham & Company in the Chicago School style. Originally serving as both a department store and apartment building, it exemplifies the commercial and residential integration characteristic of early twentieth-century urban development. The building's architectural approach reflects the Chicago School's emphasis on steel-frame construction and horizontal expression. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the May Company Building remains an important landmark of Cleveland's commercial heritage.