The White–Haines Building, also known as C. O. Haines Optical Company Building, is a historic building located at 82 North High Street in
Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The building is part of the
High and Gay Streets Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
The building has a
concrete frame, glazed
terra-cotta exterior in a grid of
pilasters
In classical architecture, a pilaster is an architectural element used to give the appearance of a supporting column and to articulate an extent of wall, with only an ornamental function. It consists of a flat surface raised from the main wall ...
and horizontal
spandrels
A spandrel is a roughly triangular space, usually found in pairs, between the top of an arch and a rectangular frame; between the tops of two adjacent arches or one of the four spaces between a circle within a square. They are frequently fill ...
. It is adorned in
leaf motifs (
trefoil or
cloverleaf) and the north storefront that was once a jewelry store has detailed bronze-colored metal. It was built in 1913 and designed by
Richards, McCarty & Bulford.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbus, Ohio
References
External links
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Commercial buildings completed in 1913
1913 establishments in Ohio
Buildings and structures in Downtown Columbus, Ohio
National Register of Historic Places in Columbus, Ohio
Historic district contributing properties in Columbus, Ohio
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