Architecture of Columbus, Ohio



The architecture of Columbus, Ohio is represented by numerous notable architects' works, individually notable buildings, and a wide range of styles. Yost & Packard, the most prolific architects for much of the city's history, gave the city much of its eclectic and playful designs at a time when architecture tended to be busy and vibrant.

Planning
Columbus was laid out as a planned city, when the state legislature agreed to build a new city in the center of Ohio. As well, Franklinton landowners had donated two 10 acre plots in an effort to convince the state to move its capitol there. The two spaces were set to become Capitol Square (for the Ohio Statehouse) and the Ohio Penitentiary. The city was founded on February 14, 1812.

Columbus has experienced numerous short spans of population growth and building development. One early growth took place in the late 19th century, leading many buildings around the city to be constructed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, popular during that time.

In 1908, the city published one of its most influential urban plans. The 1908 "City Beautiful" plan was an early plan to make more livable spaces, improve the city's economy, and establish several grand public buildings.

Tallest buildings
The tallest high-rises and skyscrapers in Columbus are:


 * 1) Rhodes State Office Tower
 * 2) LeVeque Tower
 * 3) William Green Building
 * 4) Huntington Center
 * 5) Vern Riffe State Office Tower
 * 6) One Nationwide Plaza
 * 7) Franklin County Courthouse
 * 8) AEP Building
 * 9) Borden Building
 * 10) Three Nationwide Plaza



Individual architects

 * Nathan Kelley (1808–1871)
 * George Bellows Sr. (1829–1913)
 * Daniel Burnham (1846–1912)
 * Joseph W. Yost (1847–1923)
 * Elah Terrell (1851–1920)
 * David Riebel (1855–1935)
 * Herbert A. Linthwaite (1858–1929)
 * Frank Packard (1866–1923)
 * Harry Hake (1871 – 1955)
 * Howard Dwight Smith (1886–1958)
 * Todd Tibbals (1910–1988)
 * W. Byron Ireland (c. 1930-1982)
 * Peter Eisenman (1932–)

Architecture firms
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 * Allied Architects Association of Columbus
 * Brubaker/Brandt
 * DesignGroup
 * Harrison & Abramovitz
 * Howell & Thomas
 * MKSK
 * Moody Nolan
 * NBBJ
 * Richards, McCarty & Bulford
 * Schooley Caldwell
 * Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
 * Stribling & Lum
 * Yost & Packard

Architects
Main:
 * Nathan Kelley (1808-1871)
 * Benjamin Smith House
 * Ohio Statehouse
 * Hayden Building
 * 1840 Franklin County Courthouse
 * 1835 Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum
 * Central Market?


 * Frank Packard (1866-1923)
 * 8 East Broad Street
 * 16 East Broad Street
 * Atlas Building
 * Empire Building
 * Franklin County Memorial Hall
 * The Seneca Hotel
 * Columbus International High School
 * Old Governor's Mansion
 * East Broad Street Presbyterian Church
 * Huntington Chapel


 * Yost and Packard
 * Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad Station
 * Broad Street United Methodist Church
 * Hayes and Orton Halls (Ohio State University)
 * Masonic Temple
 * Circus House
 * Great Southern Hotel and Theatre - advisory
 * Ohio State University Armory


 * Elah Terrell
 * East Broad Street Presbyterian Church (Columbus, Ohio)
 * Norwich Hotel (Columbus, Ohio)
 * Merchants and Manufacturers' National Bank or National Bank of Commerce (Columbus, Ohio)
 * Columbus Board of Trade Building (Columbus, Ohio)
 * Clinton DeWeese Firestone mansion (Columbus, Ohio)


 * Richards, McCarty & Bulford (all had worked at Yost & Packard)
 * Citizens Building
 * Columbus Museum of Art
 * Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courthouse
 * Lazarus Building
 * Ohio National Bank
 * White–Haines Building
 * Athletic Club of Columbus
 * Johnson-Campbell House
 * Ohio Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb
 * Frederick A. Miller House


 * Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
 * Huntington Center
 * Huntington Plaza
 * PNC Bank Building (Columbus, Ohio)


 * Harrison & Abramovitz
 * One Nationwide Plaza
 * Chase Tower
 * Borden Building
 * AEP Building
 * Capitol Square (skyscraper)


 * Brubaker/Brandt:
 * Bricker Federal Building
 * Chemical Abstracts Service Headquarters
 * Columbus Division of Police Headquarters
 * Continental Center
 * Encova Building
 * James A. Rhodes State Office Tower
 * John Glenn Columbus International Airport original expansion
 * OCLC Headquarters
 * Ohio University Arena and Convocation Center


 * NBBJ
 * Nationwide Arena
 * One Columbus Center
 * Vern Riffe State Office Tower
 * Three Nationwide Plaza
 * North Market Tower


 * DesignGroup
 * Columbus Museum of Art Margaret M. Walter Wing
 * Franklin County Government Center
 * Michael B. Coleman Government Center


 * Schooley Caldwell
 * Michael B. Coleman Government Center
 * North Market Tower

Landscape
MKSK Since about 2000, the firm or its predecessors have designed or created master plans for nearly every public space in downtown Columbus.


 * Master plan for the Arena District
 * Grandview Yard master plan and First Avenue Park
 * The Scioto Mile
 * Dorrian Green park
 * Genoa Park
 * McFerson Commons
 * North Bank Park
 * Scioto Audubon Metro Park and Grange Insurance Audubon Center
 * Scioto Mile Promenade
 * Scioto Peninsula plan
 * 12 bridge caps over I-70 and I-71 surrounding Downtown Columbus
 * Entryways around the city's Main Library and Columbus Museum of Art
 * Livingston Park and green space at Nationwide Children's Hospital
 * Oval at the James Cancer Hospital
 * Capitol Square streetscape design
 * Discovery District streetscape design
 * Central quad at the Columbus College of Art & Design
 * Quarry Trails Metro Park
 * Urban plan for the 15+High development in the University District
 * City of Columbus municipal campus master plan
 * Huntington Park
 * Franklin County Courthouse and Government Center grounds
 * Burnham Square park

Moody Nolan, Ray Sims

Other of note
Todd Tibbals Howell & Thomas


 * Daniel Burnham
 * Union Station (Columbus, Ohio)
 * Wyandotte Building


 * Peter Eisenman
 * Wexner Center for the Arts
 * GCCC


 * W. Byron Ireland
 * Ohio History Center


 * Howard Dwight Smith
 * Orton Memorial Laboratory
 * Ohio Stadium
 * Open Air School (Columbus, Ohio)


 * Stribling & Lum
 * Columbia Larrimer Building
 * York Lodge No. 563
 * Beggs Building (now part of Fifth Third Center)


 * Allied Architects Association of Columbus
 * Columbus City Hall
 * Central Police Station
 * Old Port Columbus Terminal

David Riebel Hotel Columbus, Heyl Avenue Elementary School
 * Beck Street School (1884)
 * Budd Dairy Company (1890s)
 * Medary Avenue Elementary School (1892)
 * The Felton School (1893)
 * The Ohio Street School / Ohio Avenue Elementary School (1893)
 * The Great Southern Hotel & Theatre (1894)
 * Southwood Elementary School (1894)
 * The Schlee-Kemmler Building (1895)
 * West High School / Starling Middle School (1908)
 * Indianola Junior High School / Graham Elementary and Middle School (1909)
 * The Reeb Avenue Center (1909)
 * West Broad Street School / West Broad Elementary School (1910)
 * The Stoddart Block (1911)
 * Holy Family School (1913)
 * Crestview School / Indianola Informal K-8 School (1915)
 * Studer Avenue School / Roosevelt Junior High School (1916)
 * The Seneca Hotel (1917)

Other notable buildings
Other buildings in Columbus notable for their architecture include or have included:
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