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1985 Velma Avenue Columbus. Ohio 43211 SINCE 1885 1. No. 4. Present Name(s) AFSCME -- Ohio Council 8 2. County 5. Other Name(s) 3. Location of Negatives 6. Specific Location 16. Thematic Category 28. No. of Stories 741 East Broad Street 29. Basement? Yes O 17. Date(s) or Period ca. 1942 30. Foundation Material 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity 18. Style or Design 31. Wall Construction 8. Site Plan with North Arrow 19. Architect or Engineer 32. Roof Type & Material Contractor or Builder No. of Bays 21. Original Use, if apparent 34. Wall Treatment 22. Present Use 23. Ownership Changes Addition - Private - Altered - in #42) Moved O 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known 37. Condition 9. U.T.M. Reference See owner's list 25. Open to Preservation Structure - Object O 26. Local Contact Person or Organization 39. Endangered? 11. On National By What? 27.
Other Surveys in Which Included 13. Part of Estab. Yes District Visible from Hist. Dist.? 41. Distance from and 42. Further Description of Important Features (Continue on reverse if necessary) A 2-Story structure of an art deco-derived style, with 2-dimensional wall) with stylized, flat "capitals" defined the vertical perimeter separate teh floors and act as a baseboard along the bottom -. - 43. History and Significance few remaining commercial buildings of this style in Columbus and the only one on East 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings Flush on east side with early 20th century period revival commercial building. 45. Sources of Information 46. Prepared by Site, Observation City Directories 1930-1950 47. Organization 48. Date 49.
Revision Date(s) 753 614/466-1500 749 none 747 Easting OHS Front Concrete Franklin Side Northing unknown Exterior Steelframe Zone Site Archieval Register? Flat-Composite Columbus Hunt/Mast Underway? SOCIETY Potent'? Eligible? Building HISTORICAL 2/82 751 Offices FRA-2880- Interior (Explain Photo OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY Very good Frontage on Road Central Assurance Company high-rise apartment building. (Historic Name) of the structure.Two Tuscan doric engaged columns plank the Art Deco Public Road? Ohio Historic Preservation Office Sanborn Map 1937 (continued) Cut Stone Facing 35. Plan Shape Rectangle 8 0 0 4 42 5 45 Stepped piers (engaged to the doorway and support a flat heavy cornice. Stylized plants are carved into teh frieze and capitals. Wide carreia glass bands Deco styling and ornamentation. Although late for the Art Deco period, it is one of the Broad Street.
The Royal York Apartments also exhibit Art Deco styling but adapted to a 20th Century Architecture Built by the Central Assurance Co. in 1942. This building is significant for its Art 741 modernistic ornament and massing. 50. House Type No. 53. Farmstead Plan 51. Historic Outbuildings and Dependencies Corn Crib or Shed O Smoke House, O Silo O Carriage House C Summer Kitchen D or Ice House 52. Archaeological Site on Property? Yes O Basis for Information Owner Collection O Above Ground Earthworks or Mound O 54. Photo Cultural Materials Noted - OAI No. 42. (Cont'd) - of the facade. Permastone planters have been added to the primary (N) facade. Type Other Barn Type(s) Spring House Picture No(s). Roll No. Code No. Name Name 43. continued Central Assurance Company E. Broad St. MRA, Columbus Franklin County, Ohio The Central Assurance Co.
is exceptionally significant under Criteria C as Other Columbus examples of the Art Deco style were built between 1920-1930s and St.; the American Education Press (1932) at 40 S. 3rd St. and the Ohio Departments building located in the E. Broad St. Historic District, however it is a much larger Built in 1942, the Central Assurance Co. building is a well developed example of characteristics include the large fluted pylons at each end of the facade and set richly detailed stylized floral sculptured panels and running along the roofline is a very low parapet of a series of triangles creating almost a wave-like effect. No other small scale commercial building of this peridd compares to this design quality and detail. A comparable Art Deco Theatre, the Drexel is located just east in the suburb of Bexley, but it does not have nearly the quality of exterior detail.
eastward to meet and infiltrate the residential development of E. Broad. The Central Assurance Co. is an early example of this commercial development. The low surrounding texture and detail of the neighborhood. projection and the main building. scale than the Central Assurance Co. building. noteworthy Columbus example as rendered in a smaller building. The end projections and recessed spandrels within the entrance projection boast The Central Assurance Co.also represents the last phase of development along E. H.D.Photo 111-112)is an outstanding Art Deco style high rise apartment Union Building (Leveque Tower) (1927) (NR: 4/13/75) at 50 W. Broad St., the Ohio backs exhibited through these pylons, a larger 3 bay central section entrance Broad St.
- the influx of commercial enterprises as the downtown grew and expanded scale of the building as well as its richly ornamented facade blends well with the displaying distinct characteristics of the Art Deco style and is a particularly Art Deco executed in a highly sophisticated smaller scale building.Notable NPS Form 10-900-a Franklin County, OHIO 1. Broad Street Apartments -al Keeper 2. Broad Street Christian Patick Anduns 12/16186 8. Garfield--Broad Heyne--Zimmerman House 10.
Hickok, Frank, House Apartments Name Company Attest State Presbyterian Church Date/Signature Commercial Building Page Continuation sheet Historic District Central Assurance Multiple Resource Area Inventory-Nomination Form National Park Service dnr-11 National Register of Historic Places OMB NO.1024-0018 Church Nomination/Type of Review Item number Thematic Group Cambridge Arms United States Department of the Interior East Broad Street MRA - Subafantive Reviow Expires 10-31-87 (3-82) WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ('R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Central Assurance Company (East Broad Street Working No. Fed. Reg.
Date: s nomination by person or local government _ REJECT owner objection Federal Agency: _ -sample -request -appeal # NR decision - see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: _ _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 3. Classification Present Use Public Acquisition 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? 7. Description Check one j excellent -unaltered L original site I moved Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance