Atlas Building

Columbus Savings and Trust Building

Front and side of the building, pictured here in 2010 before its renovation.
Location 8 E Long Street
Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates 39°57′55″N 83°00′03″W / 39.965278°N 83.000833°W / 39.965278; -83.000833
Built 1905
Architect Frank Packard
Architectural style Second Renaissance Revival, Sullivanesque
NRHP Reference # 77001060[1]
Added to NRHP September 15, 1977

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.

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 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 Registry of Historic Places on September 15, 1977.[1]

Renovation

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. 1 2 3 4 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Packard, Frank Lucius". Knowlton School of Architecture. The Ohio State University. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Columbus02861a". Columbus Memory. Columbus Metropolitan Library. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Wartenberg, Steve (2013-10-16). "Century-old Atlas Building bringing more upscale living Downtown". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Our History". Athletic Club of Columbus. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Darbee, Jeffrey T; Recchie, Nancy A (2008). The AIA Guide to Columbus. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press. p. 131. ISBN 9780821416846.
  7. ↑ Rose, Marla Matzer (2011-03-02). "Atlas' newest owner wants to turn it into apartments". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
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