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| Most of the downtown is listed with the National Register of Historic
Places. The more exclusive National Historic
Landmarks program, in a highly unusual move, honored the city by accepting six locations
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First Baptist Church
3300 Fairlawn Dr
Columbus, IN
Phone: 812-376-3321
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First Baptist Church was designed by Harry Weese. Completed in 1965, it is positioned on the brow of a gently sloping knoll. This elevation combined with its peaked non-dimensional bell tower emphasizes the building’s function as a place of worship. ...
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First Christian Church
531 5th St
Columbus, IN
Phone: 812-379-4491
Fax: 812-376-7648
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The First Christian Church was designed by architect Eliel Saarinen. Completed in 1942, it was the first contemporary building in Columbus and one of the first churches of contemporary architecture in the United States. The geometric design is one of...
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First Financial Bank (formerly Irwin Union Bank and Trust)
500 Washington St
Columbus, IN
Phone: 812-372-0111
The bank was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1954. It is a low, glass-walled building set in a grove of trees. Unusual domed lights and an open interior creates a large open room and a feeling of openness and friendliness. The modern bank is linked to ...
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McDowell Adult Education Center
2700 McKinley Ave
Columbus, IN
Phone: 812-376-4451
John Carl Warnecke designed McDowell in 1960 as an elementary school with four cluster buildings that had three classrooms each and connecting open-air walkways. The school changed to adult education in 1982. It was designated a National Historic Lan...
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North Christian Church
850 Tipton Ln
Columbus, IN
Phone: 812-372-1531
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Eero Saarinen designed North Christian Church, which was completed in 1964. It was the last building designed by the younger Saarinen. The sloping roof of this six-sided building blends with the landscaped earth-mound which surrounds it. This low li...
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