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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.
The James Building was known for the James Theatre, which was renamed Loew's Broad Theater in 1927. The cinema was Columbus's first elaborate movie theater. It closed and was razed in 1961 to make way for the new office building. [3] The building has held the offices of Ohio politicians Mike DeWine, George Voinovich, and Jo Ann Davidson. [4]
The National Road, a project begun in 1806, reached the city in 1833; it utilized all of West Broad Street up to High Street, where it continued south and east. [ 3 ] Early in Columbus's history, around the mid-1800s, East Broad Street became one of the most fashionable places to live, from downtown past Franklin Park.
Westland Mall is a demolished 860,000-square-foot (80,000 m 2) shopping center located at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and Interstate 270 on the west side of Columbus, Ohio. In November 2012, the majority of the mall closed, and the last anchor closed in 2017. A mixed use development is planned, and demolition began around August 2023.
The Franklinton Apartments at Broad and Hawkes are a set of historic buildings in the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The buildings were built in 1900 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The rowhouse buildings are on West Broad Street, in the commercial center of the neighborhood. The two buildings are in ...
Murray Hill is a neighborhood on the west side of Columbus, Ohio in the United States. It is part of the Lincoln Village subdivision and is colloquially known as Lincoln Village. It is bounded by West Broad Street on the north, Sullivant Avenue on the south, South Grener Avenue on the east, and Redmond and Hiler Roads on the west.
The W. H. Jones Mansion was built in 1889 at 731 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio as the residence of dry goods store owner William H. Jones and his wife Josephine. [2] The original cost to build it was $11,250. [3] He lived there until 1923. [4] Jones modelled the house after another mansion in Barnesville, Ohio. [5]
The South High Commercial Historic District is a historic district on High Street in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 1987. [1] The district includes 11 contributing commercial buildings, spanning two city blocks.