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Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence
4555 Central Avenue
Near the Columbus Learning Center
Columbus, IN
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (PCPA) designed the new Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AMCE) which was completed June 2011. The AMCE serves as a state-of-the art education and workforce training center. Cesar Pelli, said, “I am excited to...
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AT&T/SBC Switching Center
Seventh and Franklin streets
Columbus, IN
Paul Kennon of Caudill, Rowlett, Scott designed this building in 1978. It is encased with a skin of reflective glass. The result mirrors activities of the surrounding neighborhood. Giant yellow, orange, red, and blue “organ pipes” on the west side ar...
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Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation
1200 Central Ave.
Columbus, IN
The original Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation Headquarters (formerly ArvinMeritor Headquarters) was designed by Charles Sparrell in 1896 as a four-room schoolhouse. In 1989, Ratio Architects revamped the school into a handsome headquarters...
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Bartholomew County Courthouse
234 Washington St
Columbus, IN
Isaac Hodgson designed the Bartholomew County Courthouse, which was completed in 1874. The Second Empire-style building stands much the same as it did at its completion and continues to serve the community well. Michael Van Valkenburgh developed a ma...
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Bartholomew County Historical Society
524 3rd St
Columbus, IN Located on City Map on the point N : 9
The museum is located in a restored Italianate home and features rotating exhibits. The gardens are a lovely and educational addition to the facility's landscaping. Open Tuesday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or by appointment.
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Bartholomew County Jail
543 Second Street
Columbus, IN
Designed by Don M Hisaka in 1990, the four-story building has a wire-mesh dome for outdoor recreation. The oval-shaped jail features brick and limestone materials that are compatible with nearby Columbus City Hall and the Bartholomew County Courthous...
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Bartholomew County Public Library/Cleo Rogers Memorial Library
536 Fifth St
Columbus, IN
I. M. Pei, who liked to design buildings with postcard views, designed the library, which was built in 1969. He wanted a quiet setting for the library and requested that Lafayette Street be closed to help create a large, open space or plaza.
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Breeden Inc./Century 21
700 Washington St
P.O. Box 663
Columbus, IN
The headquarters for Breeden Inc. was designed by Thomas Beeby and Gary Ainge in 1995 and sits on a prominent corner site in the downtown. The two-story building is arranged with two brick wings flanking a central glazed entry rotunda covered by a co...
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Central Middle School Campus, Columbus Signature Academy
725 7th St
Columbus, IN
For more photos and details, go here. Architect Ralph Johnson of Perkins and Will of Chicago designed this school for an urban site with an existing school still in place. The new sc...
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Clifty Creek Elementary
4625 East 50 North
Columbus, IN
Designed by Richard Meier in 1982, the school of aggregate block, white-glazed block, and glass is sited on 22 sloping acres.
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Columbus Area Visitors Center
506 Fifth Street
Columbus, IN Located on City Map on the point M : 9
The Columbus Area Visitors Center was the home of John Vaulter Storey in 1864. The building style is Italianate and the building materials are brick and limestone. The building has long rectangular windows, bracketed eaves and window hoods. In additi...
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Columbus City Hall
123 Washington Street
Columbus, IN
The building was designed in 1981 by Edward Charles Bassett of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The triangular building is sited to create a strong visual relationship between the old and new architecture downtown. The cantilevered arms frame the two-stor...
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Columbus East High School
230 S Marr Rd
Columbus, IN
The school was designed by Mitchell-Giurgola Architects in 1972. The sleek building is sandwiched in a white skin and rests on 52 acres. The large brick entries define the courtyard spaces and emphasize the role of the entry.
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Columbus Learning Center
4555 Central Ave Suite 2100
Columbus, IN
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Design Architect, Kevin Kennon former design partner. The Columbus Learning Center is a multi-tenant education facility and community resource center. The design of the two-story building is inspired by the surrounding l...
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Columbus Post Office
450 Jackson Street
Columbus, IN
The Columbus Post Office, designed by Roche Dinkeloo in 1970, was the first post office in the country designed by architects whose fees were privately funded. It is built of a salt-glazed tile, mirrored glass and COR-Ten steel. The tile was glazed r...
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Columbus Regional Hospital
2400 E 17th St
Columbus, IN
Robert A. M. Stern fashioned a master plan for Columbus Regional Hospital which included both major renovation of the existing facility and new construction. Two pavilions, a central lobby and a glass-enclosed dining pavilion are some of the newer fe...
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Columbus Regional Hospital Mental Health Services
2075 Lincoln Park Drive
Columbus, IN
Designed by James Stewart Polshek in 1972, the two-story building spans Haw Creek and is based on two offset rectangles. On one bank is Columbus Regional Hospital’s main campus and on the other is a city park and part of the 19 miles of People Trails...
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Columbus Signature Academy - Fodrea Campus
2775 Illinois Avenue
Columbus, IN
Paul Kennon of Caudill Rowlett Scott designed the building in 1973 as a “people-centered” school. It was one of the first schools in the country to serve the dual purpose of education and as a gathering place for the community. It offers elementary e...
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Columbus Signature Academy - Lincoln Campus
750 5th Street
Columbus, IN
Gunnar Birkerts designed Lincoln in 1967 as a building within a building. The layout is a square within a circle within a square. The multi-purpose room has hallways on either side, and the second story hallways have an overhead view of the space. Th...
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Cummins Child Development Center
650 Pleasant Grove
Columbus, IN
The Center was designed by Carlos Jimenez and opened in 2001. The center has wings that surround a central courtyard. Jimenez envisioned the site to be a protected island. Jack Curtis landscaped the area to help create this effect.
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Cummins Columbus Engine Plant
500 Central Avenue
Columbus, IN
Harry Weese designed a large manufacturing facility around an existing building in the 1950s to accommodate large manufacturing. Kevin Roche designed an addition for the building in 1998.
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Cummins Corporate Office Building
500 Jackson Street
Columbus, IN
Kevin Roche designed the 200,000 square foot precast concrete and glass building in 1983, which spans a three-block area in downtown Columbus. The building forms a central green area with a focal point of the renovated historic Cerealine Building. Ja...
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Cummins Inc. Irwin Office Building (formerly Irwin Union Bank and Trust)
500 Washington St
Columbus, IN
The bank was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1954, with landscape design by Dan Kiley. It is a low, glass-walled building set in a grove of trees. Unusual domed lights and an open interior creates a large open room and a feeling of openness and friendli...
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Cummins Inc. Technical Center
Designed by Harry Wees Associates of Chicago, IL in 1968 for Cummins Inc., this facility houses research, development and testing for the global company. There are two buildings. The most striking is the six-story, window-wall office. The oblong pre-...
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Cummins Midrange Engine Plant-Walesboro
2700 W 450 S
Columbus, IN
Designed by Roche Dinkeloo and Associates in 1973, the 13-acre building is depressed into the site and features parking on the roof. The layout of the plant provides all occupants with a view of the outside.
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Cummins Occupational Health Association
605 Cottage Avenue
Columbus, IN
Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates designed the facility in 1973 as an alternative approach to industrial health care design. The facility has been designed with an abundance of glass and few interior walls. Finished in black glass, the walls become t...
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Fire Station No. 1
1101 Jackson St.
Columbus, IN
The original Fire Station One was designed by Leighton Bowers in 1941 in the Art Nouveau style with simple lines of buff brick, limestone, glass and stainless steel. The addition and renovation were by James K Paris and Nolan Bingham in 1990. Michael...
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Fire Station No. 3
80 S. Gladstone
Columbus, IN
William Burd designed the station in 1983 and it features a large graphic red three. It is a small station that meets the needs of the neighborhood.
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Fire Station No. 4
4730 E. 25th St.
Columbus, IN
Robert Venturi designed the station in 1967 in a trapezoidal shape of cinderblock, white glazed and red unglazed brick and glass. The hose-drying tower provides a focal point in contrast to an otherwise low, utilitarian building.
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Fire Station No. 5
100 Goeller Blvd.
Columbus, IN
Susana Torre designed the station in 1987 as two overlapping squares. It is located on former farmland and close to and serving a rapidly growing residential area. These issues were resolved by using understated references to familiar rural symbols o...
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Fire Station No. 6
1900 W. 450 S.
Columbus, IN
William Rawn designed the station in 1998 close to an industrial park south of Columbus. The east and west walls are fabricated of glass blocks and doors within a steel frame giving the building a crisp, contemporary feeling.
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First Baptist Church
3300 Fairlawn Dr
Columbus, IN
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First Baptist Church was designed by Harry Weese. Completed in 1965, it is positioned on the brow...
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First Christian Church
531 5th St
Columbus, IN
See many more large photos here. The First Christian Church was designed by architect Eliel Saarinen. Completed in 1942, it was the first contemporary building in Columbus and one of...
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First Financial Bank (formerly Irwin Union Bank and Trust), Creekview Branch
707 Creekview Dr
Columbus, IN
Dwell magazine said "it may be the most refined bank branch in the world." The 4,000-square-foot structure, designed by Deborah Berke & Partners Architects, holds its own among superstores and parking lots. Suspended circular lamps and recessed fixtu...
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First Financial Bank (formerly Irwin Union Bank and Trust), Eastbrook Plaza Branch
2580 Eastbrook Plaza
Columbus, IN
Harry Weese designed the gray-glazed brick bank in 1961 and Thomas Beeby designed the seamless addition in 1996. The building is sited along the Haw Creek and it blends with two nearby bridges.
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First Financial Bank (formerly Irwin Union Bank and Trust), Hope Branch
645 Harrison Street
Hope, IN
The red brick branch bank designed by Harry Weese in 1958 sits on the town square in Hope and features a glass clerestory.
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First Financial Bank (formerly Irwin Union Bank and Trust), State and Mapleton Streets Branch
Paul Kennon of CRS designed a two-story masonry building in 1974 featuring an enclosed lobby with glass on three sides. The grounds feature a tree-lined parking area and a landscaped mini-park.
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First Financial Bank (formerly Irwin Union Bank and Trust), Taylorsville Branch
U.S. 31 and Tannehill Road
Columbus , IN
The branch bank designed by Fisher and Spillman Architects in 1966 is of Louisiana sandstone brick and glass and it harmonizes with the existing community and farm lands.
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Four Seasons Retirement Center
1901 Taylor Rd
Columbus, IN
Four Seasons Retirement Center was designed by the Architects Collaborative, with Norman Fletcher as the principal architect. Built in 1967, this one-story center has residential apartments, a healthcare center, beauty and barber shop, gift shop, act...
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Friendship Way (Columbus Walkway Project)
416 Washigton Street
Columbus, IN
The pedestrian alleyway is an extension of Streetscape, featuring a similar rhythmic brick paying pattern. Citizens of Miyoshi, Japan (sister city to Columbus) purchased bricks with their names to be included in the project. The neon sculpture is by ...
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Front Door Bridge
Interstate 65 and State Road 46
Exit 68
Columbus, IN
The Front Door Project, a twin-ribbed arch bridge, spans Interstate 65 and State Road 46 and was created by J. Muller International. It was intended to provide a safe, efficient and effective entryway into Columbus. The city also hoped to model how a...
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