Wyandotte Building, Historic office building in Downtown Columbus, United States.
The Wyandotte Building is an eleven-story office tower in downtown Columbus featuring a steel frame structure with vertical bay window rows, rich wood finishes, and marble detailing throughout. The structure displays typical Chicago School characteristics emphasizing height and vertical lines.
Daniel Burnham designed Columbus's first tall building in 1898 using advanced fireproof methods of that era. The structure employed innovative steel technology that proved fundamental to skyscraper development across the Midwest.
The building takes its name from the Wyandot people and reflects the commercial design favored by merchants of the late 1800s. Its vertical window patterns on the exterior show how architects of that era thought about business buildings.
The building is easy to spot by its distinctive facade with vertical window rows and sits in the downtown area. Visitors can study the architecture from the street and explore the surrounding block structure.
The building was a milestone as Columbus's first high-rise and used steel frame techniques that were revolutionary at the time. These construction methods later became standard for modern skyscrapers across America.
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