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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