Atlas Building

The Atlas Building is a structure located in Columbus, Ohio originally built in 1905. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

This article is about the building in Columbus, Ohio. For the building in Perth, Western Australia, see Atlas Building, Perth.

Columbus Savings and Trust Building
The Atlas Building in 2010, before its renovation
Interactive map highlighting the building's location
Location8 E Long Street
Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates39°57′54.594″N 83°0′2.567″W
Built1905
ArchitectFrank Packard
Architectural styleSecond Renaissance Revival, Sullivanesque
NRHP reference No.77001060[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1977

History

The Atlas Building was originally the called the Columbus Savings & Trust Building, and was designed by prolific Ohio architect Frank Packard.[2] The Building was built for the Columbus Savings & Trust Company, then based in the Spahr Building at 50 East Broad street.[1] Ground was broken for construction in May 1904.[3] The construction project of the building, estimated at $500,000, was awarded to the Chicago-based firm John Griffiths and Son, who completed the building in 1905.[4] After the Columbus Savings and Trust Company filed for bankruptcy, the building was acquired by Depositors Realty Company in 1913.[1] That same year, the Atlas Building served as the original headquarters of the Athletic Club of Columbus.[5] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 1977.[1]

Renovation
View from the Rhodes State Office Tower, 2019

The Atlas Building underwent renovation in 1982 under the direction of architect David C. Hughes, who restored storefronts using precast colored concrete.[6] In 2014, the building underwent a $20 million renovation by real estate developer Michael Schiff of Schiff Capital Group.[7]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Packard, Frank Lucius". Knowlton School of Architecture. The Ohio State University. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. "Columbus02861a". Columbus Memory. Columbus Metropolitan Library. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  4. Wartenberg, Steve (October 16, 2013). "Century-old Atlas Building bringing more upscale living Downtown". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  5. "Our History". Athletic Club of Columbus. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  6. Darbee, Jeffrey T.; Recchie, Nancy A. (2008). The AIA Guide to Columbus. Ohio University Press. p. 131. ISBN 9780821416846.
  7. Rose, Marla Matzer (March 2, 2011). "Atlas' newest owner wants to turn it into apartments". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
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