Wyandotte Building
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| Location | 21 W. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′43″N 83°00′05″W / 39.961898°N 83.001343°W |
| Built | 1897-1898 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001013[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 23, 1972 |
The Wyandotte Building is a historic building in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. It was considered the city's first skyscraper, built in 1897-1898[2][3] and designed by Daniel Burnham's architectural firm.[4] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History[edit]
The Wyandotte Building was commissioned by John G. Deshler of Deshler National Bank and Associates and opened in 1898, and named for the Wyandot people.[2][5] It was Columbus' first steel-frame skyscraper at 11 stories.[6] The steel frame building with a tile framed entry is part of the Chicago School of architecture and was built to be fireproof.[2] The facade has vertical rows of bay windows which are intended to provide light, ventilation and extra floor space.[7] The interior has rich wood and marble finishes with terra cotta trimmed arched entries.[8]
It was a commercial failure and in 1916, it was sold to the State of Ohio for use as an office building.[2][6] The building was surveyed for the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1955.[2] In 1979, it was extensively renovated after the state moved out to the Rhodes State Office Tower in 1974.[8]
In 2014, Huntington Bank purchased the building for $3.6 million,[7] and placed it up for sale a decade later, aiming to redevelop the property.[9]
Gallery[edit]
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Office interior, 1958 -
Exterior, 1958
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Wyandotte Building, 21 West Broad Street, Columbus, Franklin County, OH". Library of Congress.
- ^ Ohio SP Wyandotte Building. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Ohio, 1964 - 2013.
- ^ GmbH, Emporis. "Wyandotte Building, Columbus - 119061 - EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018.
- ^ Lentz, Ed. "As It Were: John Green Deshler took a chance and Columbus reached for the sky". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ a b Barrett, Richard E. (2002). Columbus, Ohio: 1898-1950 in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-1962-3.
- ^ a b Dispatch, Mark Williams, The Columbus. "Huntington buys Wyandotte building". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Wyandotte Building photograph". Ohio History Connections. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ Warren, Brent (25 January 2023). "Huntington Bank Announces Plan to Sell Three Downtown Buildings". Columbus Underground.
External links[edit]
Media related to Wyandotte Building at Wikimedia Commons
