Federal Reserve Bank Of Cleveland
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Cleveland Federal Reserve
Location:	E. 6th St. and Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates:	41°30′6″N 81°41′26″W / 41.50167°N 81.69056°W / 41.50167; -81.69056Coordinates: 41°30′6″N 81°41′26″W / 41.50167°N 81.69056°W / 41.50167; -81.69056
Area:	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built:	1923
Architectural style:	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other, Second Renaissance Revival
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	76001392
Added to NRHP:	October 8, 1976

Map of the Fourth District

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is the Cleveland-based headquarters of the U.S. Federal Reserve System's Fourth District. The district is composed of Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. It has branch offices in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. The check processing center in Columbus, Ohio was closed in 2005. The chief executive officer and president is Sandra Pianalto.[2] The bank building, located at Superior Avenue and East 6th Street in downtown Cleveland was designed by the Cleveland firm of Walker and Weeks and completed in 1923. Its exterior architecture emulates an Italian Renaissance palazzo, is clad in pink Sienna marble. An extension to the building designed by HOK was completed in 1998, providing new facilities for check processing and cash handling. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building's entrances feature allegorical sculptures by Henry Hering representing Security and Integrity flanking the East Sixth Street entrance, while his Energy watches the Superior Avenue entry. Its original 100 short tons (91 t) bank vault door is the largest in the world. The hinge has an overall height of 19 feet (5.8 m) and weighs over 47 short tons (43 t) fully assembled. The door casting itself was 20 short tons (18 t). It incorporates the largest hinge ever built. The vault's use was discontinued in 1997, though it is preserved intact for posterity.
 

The door sealing the original primary vault inside the Bank's basement.

 
Learning Center and Money Museum
In January 2006, the bank opened the Learning Center and Money Museum, replacing the public teller windows vacated after September 11, 2001. Over 25 hands-on exhibits focus on the history of money, its effects on societies and cultures, and its central role in peoples' lives. The museum is open from Monday through Thursday, except for bank holidays, and admission is free.