545 N. Cleveland Ave. – Loveland Community Building

(Known as Pulliam Community Building)

Constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938, this 20,000-square-foot building boasts 13”-thick concrete walls and a Lamella truss (open-span) roof. D. T. Pulliam and his wife Lillian donated the land and $20,000 as a cultural center “for the uplift of the community.” The Art Deco structure, which once housed City Hall, was the largest civic auditorium in the area and the site of concerts, productions, and meetings.

The founder of Loveland’s First National Bank, Mr. Pulliam also helped start the Empson Canning Company in 1908.

A nonprofit is seeking to update and renovate the building as a multi- purpose event location. Pulliam descendants still gather annually at this site for a family reunion.