The AEP Building is a skyscraper in
Downtown Columbus, Ohio
Downtown Columbus is the central business district of Columbus, Ohio. Downtown is centered on the intersection of Broad Street (Columbus, Ohio), Broad and High Street (Columbus, Ohio), High Streets, and encompasses all of the area inside the Inner ...
. It was completed in 1983 and has 31 floors.
Abramovitz, Harris & Kingsland
Max Abramovitz (May 23, 1908 – September 12, 2004) was an American architect. He was best known for his work with the New York City firm Harrison & Abramovitz.
Life
Abramovitz was the son of Romanian Jewish immigrant parents. He graduate ...
designed the building following a modernist architectural style. The AEP Building is the 8th tallest building in Columbus. It has served as the headquarters of the
American Electric Power
American Electric Power (AEP), (railcar reporting mark: AEPX) is a major investor-owned electric utility in the United States, delivering electricity to more than five million customers in 11 states.
AEP ranks among the nation's largest gen ...
(AEP) since the company relocated from New York City in 1983.
At the front of the building are two sculptures created by
George Greenamyer
George Greenamyer (born 1939, Cleveland, Ohio, US) is an American sculptor.
He received a BFA in 1963 from the Philadelphia College of Art and an MFA in 1969 from the University of Kansas. He was a professor at the Massachusetts College of Art ...
. The sculptures were turbine rotors, which came from the former
Philo Power Plant in
Philo, Ohio
Philo is a village in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River. The population was 733 at the 2010 census.
Philo is the closest municipality to Blue Rock State Park.
History
An old variant name was Taylorsville. Taylors ...
and the
Twin Branch Power Plant in
Mishawaka, Indiana
Mishawaka is a city on the St. Joseph River, in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 51,063 as of the 2020 census. Its nickname is "the Princess City". Mishawaka is a principal city of the South ...
.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Columbus, Ohio
File:Broad Street in Franklinton 01a.jpg, 500px, Skyline of Columbus
rect 119 452 209 586 The Condominiums at North Bank Park
rect 175 389 255 527 One Nationwide Plaza
rect 297 409 396 561 Three Nationwide Plaza
rect 405 373 485 562 William Gr ...
References
EmporisSkyscraperpage
External links
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Skyscraper office buildings in Columbus, Ohio
Buildings in downtown Columbus, Ohio
Office buildings completed in 1983
American Electric Power
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