Wyandotte Building

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.

Wyandotte Building
Interactive map highlighting the building's location
Location21 W. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates39.961898°N 83.001343°W / 39.961898; -83.001343
Built1897-1898
NRHP reference No.72001013[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1972

History

The Wyandotte Building was built by Deshler National Bank and Associates and opened in 1898, and named for the Wyandot people.[2][5] I It was Columbus' first steel-frame skyscraper at 11-stories.[6] The steel frame building with a tile framed entry is part of the Chicago School of architecture and was built to be fireproof.[2] The facade has vertical rows of bay windows which are intended to provide light, ventilation and extra floor space.[7] The interior has rich wood and marble finishes with terra cotta trimmed arched entries.[8]

t was a commercial failure and in 1916, it was sold to the State of Ohio for use as an office building.[2][6] The building was surveyed for the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1955.[2] In 1979, it was extensively renovated after the state moved out in 1974.[8]

In 2014, Huntington Bancshares purchased the building for $3.6 million.[7]

  • Office interior
  • 1955 HABS photo

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Wyandotte Building, 21 West Broad Street, Columbus, Franklin County, OH". Library of Congress.
  3. Ohio SP Wyandotte Building. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Ohio, 1964 - 2013.
  4. GmbH, Emporis. "Wyandotte Building, Columbus - 119061 - EMPORIS". www.emporis.com.
  5. Lentz, Ed. "As It Were: John Green Deshler took a chance and Columbus reached for the sky". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  6. Barrett, Richard E. (2002). Columbus, Ohio: 1898-1950 in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-1962-3.
  7. Dispatch, Mark Williams, The Columbus. "Huntington buys Wyandotte building". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  8. "Wyandotte Building photograph". Ohio History Connections. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
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