In addition to Rockefeller, this wonderful building has had five owners. In 1939 The Heights Rockefeller Building was sold to Elizabeth G. Augustus; in 1954 to Jay W. Barber Inc.; In 1968 to the Cleveland Trust Company acting as trustee for the Medusa Cement Company pension fund; in 1984 to restaurateur John M. Barr; and in 2004 to local businessman James Barle.
Built for an estimated 750,000.00, The Heights Rockefeller Building is still a community-gathering place or sorts. In addition to its retail storefronts, the Rockefeller Building is home to a beautifully landscaped courtyard, thirteen residential apartments, a carriage house and over twenty various businesses. Its collection of eclectic tenants includes a coffee shop, insurance agent, architect, soup and sandwich shop, restaurant, antique dealer, educational organization, graphic designer, silk screener, sports store and various artisans and non-profit organizations.
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