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Columbus City Hall (Indiana)

Coordinates: 39°12′11″N 85°55′13″W / 39.20306°N 85.92028°W / 39.20306; -85.92028
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Columbus City Hall
Columbus City Hall (Indiana) is located in Indiana
Columbus City Hall (Indiana)
Location5th and Franklin Sts., Columbus, Indiana
Coordinates39°12′11″N 85°55′13″W / 39.20306°N 85.92028°W / 39.20306; -85.92028
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1895 (1895)
ArchitectSparrell, Charles F.
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.79000032[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1979

Columbus City Hall is a historic city hall located at 5th Street and Franklin Street in Columbus, Indiana, United States. It was designed by architect Charles Franklin Sparrell and built in 1895. It is a three-story, Romanesque Revival style red brick building on a limestone foundation. It features a steeply pitched slate roof, prominent parapet gables, and four-story tower above an arched entrance.[2]: 2–3 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1979.[1] It is located in the Columbus Historic District.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2015. Note: This includes Cheryl L. Griffith; Craig Leonard; Cynthia Lynch (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Columbus City Hall" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
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