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Wyandotte Building
Wyandotte Building in Columbus.jpg
Location 21 W. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio
Built 1897-1898
NRHP reference No. 72001013
Added to NRHP February 23, 1972

The Wyandotte Building is a historic building in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. It was considered the city's first skyscraper, built in 1897-1898 and designed by Daniel Burnham's architectural firm. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The steel frame building with a tile framed entry is part of the Chicago School of architecture and was built to be fireproof. The building was surveyed for the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1955.

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  • Historic American Buildings Survey, Perry E. Borchers, Photographer, 1955 OFFICE INTERIOR. - Wyandotte Building, 21 West Broad Street, Columbus, Franklin County, OH HABS OHIO,25-COLB,3-3

    Office interior

  • Historic American Buildings Survey, Perry E. Borchers, Photographer, 1955 VIEW FROM NORTHWEST. - Wyandotte Building, 21 West Broad Street, Columbus, Franklin County, OH HABS OHIO,25-COLB,3-1

    1955 HABS photo

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