OHS Selections Home
Browse All
Ohio Memory Home
About Ohio Memory
Log in
|
Favorites
|
Help
Search
Advanced Search
Find results with:
error div
Add another field
Search by date
from
after
before
on
to
Searching collections:
OHS Selections
Add or remove collections
Home
Wyandotte Building
Reference URL
Share
Add tags
Comment
Save to favorites
Remove from favorites
To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed this object, paste this HTML in website
Wyandotte Building
View Description
Print
Image
Text
Loading content ...
Description
Title
Wyandotte
Building
Subject
Business and Labor
Architecture
Skyscrapers
Banks
Horses
Carriages & coaches
National Register of Historic Places
Place
Columbus (Ohio)
Franklin County (Ohio)
Description
Originally
a
bank
and
office
building
, the
11-story
Wyandotte
Building
was the
first
steel-frame
skyscraper
in
Columbus
.
Located
at
21
West
Broad
Street
near
the
state
capitol
,
it
boasted
Chicago-style
bay
windows
on
two
sides
and a
rich
wood
and
marble
interior
.
Each
entrance
arch
was
decorated
with
terra
cotta
trim
. The
photograph
measures
5
by
6.3
inches
(12.70
by
16
cm)
.
Construction
began
in
1894
and the
Wyandotte
Building
opened
on
April
1
,
1895
. The
cost
of the
structure
was
$200,000
.
Wyandotte
Savings
and
Trust
Company
was the
building's
first
tenant
, but
other
businesses
also
leased
office
space
. The
state
of
Ohio
purchased
the
building
in
1917
,
needing
additional
offices
for
state
agencies
. The
state
moved
out
of the
building
when
the
Rhodes
Office
Tower
was
completed
in
1974
. An
extensive
renovation
project
was
completed
in
1979
.
Daniel
Burnham
, a
leading
Chicago
architect
,
designed
the
building
.
After
the
1893
World's
Columbian
Exposition
featured
his
Beaux
Art
works
, he was in
high
demand
across
the
country
.
Burnham
later
designed
the
third
Columbus
Union
Depot
,
which
was
completed
in
1897
.
Creator
Baker Art Gallery
Date of Original
1895
-
1900
circa
Collection
Baker
Art
Gallery
Source
Audiovisual
material
;
P
51
;
AL01788
Format
picture
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
Om1905_1980926_001.tif
Image Height
2531
Image Width
2000
File Size
762.793 KB
Date created
2009-01-22
Tags
Add tags
for Wyandotte Building
View as list
|
View as tag cloud
|
report abuse
Comments
Post a Comment
for
Wyandotte Building
you wish to report:
Your comment:
Your Name:
Submit
Cancel
...
Back to top
Select the collections to add or remove from your search
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Select All Collections
A
Adena Collection
Albert J. Ewing Collection
Amherst News Times
Amherst Public Library
Archaeology Collection
Armstrong Air and Space Museum
B
Battle Flags
Bluffton Public Library
C
Caniff Collection
Cincinnati Federal Land Office Records
Clyde Public Library
Community Collection
Connecting to Collections
D
Defiance Public Library
Delaware County Historical Society
Dublin History Collection
E
Evergreen Community Library
F
Findlay-Hancock County Public Library
Flint Ridge Collection
Fort Hill Collection
Fort Meigs Collection
Fulton County Historical Society
G
Gay Ohio History Initiative
Gospel Herald
Graves Registration
H
Harris-Elmore PL
Harris-Elmore PL - Birth Records
Harris-Elmore PL - Census Records
Harris-Elmore PL - Church Records
Harris-Elmore PL - County Records
Harris-Elmore PL - Court Records
Harris-Elmore PL - Death and Cemetery Records
Harris-Elmore PL - Journals
Harris-Elmore PL - Maps
Harris-Elmore PL - Marriage Records
Harris-Elmore PL - Military Records
Harris-Elmore PL - Naturalization and Immigration
Harris-Elmore PL - News Articles
Harris-Elmore PL - Obituaries
Harris-Elmore PL - Photographs
Harris-Elmore PL - Probate Records
Harris-Elmore PL - School Records
I
Ida Rupp Public Library
J
Joe Munroe Collection
John Sherman Manuscript Collection
K
Knox County Public Library
L
Lakeside Heritage Society Archives
Logan County Digital Collection
M
Massillon
Muskingum County Collection
N
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
National Road Zane Grey Museum Collection
Newark Earthworks Collection
New Deal Collection
Newspaper test
NORWELD
O
Ohio Governors Collection
Ohio Guide Collection
Ohio Jewish Chronicle
Ohio Memory Collection
Ohio National Guard Collection
Ohio State Summer Library School
OHS CCP Collection
OHS Finding Aids
OHS Selections
Oral History Videos
Ottawa County Museum
P
Pemberville Public Library
Putnam County Historical Society
R
Rossford Public Library
S
Sauder Village
Seneca County Digital Library
Serpent Mound Collection
SLO Bicentennial
State Lib Oh County Atlases
State Lib Oh Digital Collection
State Lib Oh Historical Documents
State Lib OH Meeting Minutes
State Lib Oh State Hospitals
State Library of Ohio Rare Books
State Library of Ohio World War II Collection
Swanton Public Library
T
Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad Field Books
W
Wadsworth Public Library
Wahkeena Collection
Way Public Library
West Jefferson Remembers
White Castle
Williams County Public Library
Wood County District Public Library
Wood County Historical Center
World War II Oral Histories
Y
Youngstown Historical Center
Z
Zoar
500
You have selected:
1
OK
Cancel