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Roughly bounded by Mill, Water and Harrison Sts. and Dickason Blvd.

Historic Name:
Columbus Downtown Historic District
Reference Number:
92000113
Property Location:
Roughly bounded by Mill, Water and Harrison Sts. and Dickason Blvd.
County:
Columbia
City/Village:
Columbus
Township:

Summary

This six-block district includes 79 commercial and institutional buildings built mostly of cream brick between 1852 and 1938. A large majority of the two- and three-story buildings were designed in Italianate and Commercial Vernacular styles. There are also several examples of Neo-Classical Revival and Romanesque Revival style structures and two Prairie School design buildings, including the Farmers and Merchants Union Bank (1919), a National Historic Landmark designed by Louis Sullivan.

Property Details

Criteria
Event,Architecture/Engineering
Area Of Significance
Architecture,Commerce,Social History
Period of Significance
1852-1940
Architectural Style
Italianate,Prairie School
Architect
Sullivan,Louis,Et al.
Resource Type
District
Historic Use
Specialty Store,Restaurant,City Hall,School

Resources Within The Property

Contributing Buildings
57
Contributing Sites
0
Contributing Structures
0
Contributing Objects
0
Non-Contributing Buildings
16
Non-Contributing Sites
0
Non-Contributing Structures
0
Non-Contributing Objects
0

Designations

Listed in the State Register
Jan 22, 1992
Listed in the National Register
Mar 5, 1992
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