Columbus City Hall (Columbus, Indiana)

Columbus City Hall
Location 5th and Franklin Sts., Columbus, Indiana
Coordinates 39°12′11″N 85°55′13″W / 39.20306°N 85.92028°W / 39.20306; -85.92028Coordinates: 39°12′11″N 85°55′13″W / 39.20306°N 85.92028°W / 39.20306; -85.92028
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1895 (1895)
Architect Sparrell, Charles F.
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 79000032[1]
Added to NRHP November 15, 1979

Columbus City Hall is a historic city hall located at 5th Street and Franklin Street in Columbus, Indiana. It was designed by noted architect Charles Franklin Sparrell and built in 1895. It is a three-story, Romanesque Revival style red brick building on a limestone foundation. It features a steeply pitched slate roof, prominent parapet gables, and four-story tower above an arched entrance.[2]:2–3

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1979.[1] It is located in the Columbus Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Cheryl L. Griffith; Craig Leonard; Cynthia Lynch (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Columbus City Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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