One of the early commercial blocks that occupied part of the land that the Perry-Payne Building stands upon today was known as the Central Buildings. Built in 1835 by lessees of Nathan Perry, the block was so known because it stood on the northeast corner of Superior and Water (West 9th) Streets, which was then the center of Cleveland's commercial business district. This advertisement from the 1849 Cleveland Directory shows the eastern most storefront of the Central Buildings. Some of the Central Buildings were razed in 1869 to make room for the National Bank Building built on that same corner. Those that remained were razed in 1887 to make room for the Perry-Payne Building. | Source: Cleveland Public Library, Digital Cleveland DirectoriesDownload Original File
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Cleveland Public Library, Digital Cleveland Directories
