On Feb. 19, 1941, Clevelanders celebrated the conversion of a Euclid Avenue skyscraper “built as a place of luxury and leisure into a place for work, study and accomplishment.” Those were the words of Ellwood H. Fisher, chairman of the board of trustees for Fenn College and namesake for the pool in the college’s new home, the building originally built for Cleveland’s National Town and Country Club, one of many clubs that dotted Cleveland in the 1920s, where members could gather in privacy to relax, eat and drink. The pool was dedicated with a swimming exhibition and a match against Slippery Rock, which Fenn lost. Fenn became part of Cleveland State University in 1964, and the Fenn Tower still stands, having undergone a $20 million renovation in the early 2000s. Today, it’s a residence hall. 🔗 Click the link in our bio for the full read. ✒ vguerrieri 📸 cle_state #cleveland #cle #history #coolfacts #euclid #clevelandstate #fenn