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Schmitt Elementary School
2675 California Street

Harry Weese designed the school in 1957 as the beginning of the Cummins Foundation architectural program. Each room has a peaked roofline, making an interesting zigzag exterior silhouette. An addition in 1991 by Leers, Winzapfel & Associates was need...

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Second Street Bridge
State Road 46 and Lindsay Street

The Second Street Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge. Designed by J. Muller International and completed in 1999, it is the first of its kind in North America. The bridge offers an impressive view of two of the city’s notable structures – the Bartholomew...

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Skidmore Owings & Merrill
224 S Michigan Ave Ste 1000
Chicago, IL
The Chicago firm of Skidmore, Owens, and Merrill worked on The Republic newspaper office, Columbus City Hall, and The Downtown Master Plan in both 1968 and 1983.
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Smith Elementary School
4505 Waycross Drive
Columbus, IN
John M. Johansen designed the eye-catching school in 1969, featuring brightly painted steel ramps or “tubes” connecting the multi-levels of the reinforced concrete and bronze-tone corrugated steel structure. Christian Johansen designed the expansion ...

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Southside Elementary School
1320 West 200 South
Columbus, IN
Eliot Noyes designed the school with energy conservation in mind. The exterior and interior walls are of pre-cast concrete and were allowed to remain in their natural state. It has jutting parapets and unusual window and door treatment.

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St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic Parish
1306 27th St
Columbus, IN
St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, completed in 2002, was designed by Ratio Architects in the shape of a nautilus with an enlarged square narthex. Custom designed stained glass and a large crucifix on kasota stone are features of the west wall in the w...

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St. Peter's Lutheran Church
719 Fifth St
Columbus, IN
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, designed by Gunnar Birkerts, was built in 1988. The structure lifts itself among the surrounding spires with its 186-foot copper-clad spire. The structure is reinforced concrete, clad in brick and copper. The interior of ...

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Sycamore Place
1320 West 200 South
Columbus, IN
Sycamore Place, by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, was built in 1982 as apartments for seniors. The complex has 24 one-bedroom units, three of which are for the physically challenged. Each apartment has its own balcony or terrace.

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The Commons
300 Washington Street
Columbus, IN
Designed by the Boston-based firm, Koetter Kim, this community center is a resource to all. A five thousand square foot indoor playground with a 35-foot tall "Luckey Climber" is a feature families will enjoy. The Jean Tinguely kinetic sculpture, Chao...

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The Republic
333 Second St
Columbus, IN
Myron Goldsmith of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the newspaper in 1971 of glass and steel and provided onlookers with a window into the business of communications. The open concept reflects the seven-day newspaper’s role as a central link i...

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W.D. Richards Elementary
3311 Fairlawn Dr
Columbus, IN
Edward Larrabee Barnes designed the school with sloping roofs forming serrated silhouettes. There are parallel corridors on each side of the center room and smaller clerestories serve each classroom. The addition in 1997 was by John M. Y. Lee/Michael...

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