Columbus Historic District is a national

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located at

Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, the capital city of the U.S. state of Ohio * Columbus, Georgia, a city i ...

Bartholomew County, Indiana Bartholomew County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 82,208 at the 2020 census. The county seat is Columbus. The county was determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to be home to the mean center of U.S. popul ...

, United States. It encompasses 574

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and 1

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in the

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and surrounding residential areas of Columbus. It was developed between about 1850 and 1930, and includes notable examples of Federal and

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style architecture. A number of commercial buildings feature locally manufactured

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and pressed metal components. Located in the district are the separately listed

Bartholomew County Courthouse Bartholomew County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana. It was designed by noted Indiana architect Isaac Hodgson, built in 1871–1874 at the cost of $250,000, and dedicated in 1874.Tamara Ston ...

, Columbus City Hall, and

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. Other notable buildings include the First National Bank, The Crump Theatre (1889), Reo Theater, Ulrich Bakery (c. 1850), Samuel Harris House (1853), Keller House (1860), Old Post Office (1910), Franklin Building (c. 1870), Gent Mill (c. 1875), First United Presbyterian Church (1871–1885), Irwin Block (c. 1890), Irwin Home and Gardens (1864, 1910), and St. Batholomew's Roman Catholic Church (1891). ''Note:'' This includes , , and Accompanying photographs an
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It was listed on the

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in 1982.

Gallery

File:Irwin's Bank Building - Columbus, IN.jpg, alt=, Irwin's Bank Building - 2016 File:Zaharakos Ice Cream Parlor 01.jpg, alt=, Zaharakos Ice Cream Parlor - 2016 File:McEwen-Samuels-Marr House.jpg, alt=, McEwen-Samuels-Marr House - 2009 File:U.S. Post Office designed by Charles F Sparrell.jpg, alt=, U.S. Post Office - 2019 File:Old City Hall, Columbus, Indiana.jpg, alt=, Old City Hall - 2009 File:Crump Theatre (Columbus, Indiana) - March 2013 - Jeff Hart.jpg, alt=, Crump Theatre - 2013 File:FirstChristianChurch.jpg, alt=, First Christian Church - 2007 File:Bartholomew County Courthouse - Columbus, IN.jpg, alt=, Bartholomew County Courthouse - 2016

References

Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Federal architecture in Indiana Italianate architecture in Indiana Geography of Bartholomew County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Bartholomew County, Indiana Columbus, Indiana {{BartholomewCountyIN-geo-stub