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The Willson Tower is a high-rise residential building in Cleveland, Ohio. It is 210 feet tall, and was built in 1971. The building is owned by the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority and provides public housing one and two-bedroom apartments. It is named after Hiram Willson, a prominent lawyer in Cleveland in the 19th century. The Willson is on East 55th Street near Cleveland's East Technical High School.

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Willson Tower
East 55th Street, Cleveland Hough

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East 55th Street 1919
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