Theresa Building

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Theresa Building
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Theresa Building
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Location823 E. Long St., Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates 39°58′02″N82°58′45″W / 39.967304°N 82.979175°W / 39.967304; -82.979175 Coordinates: 39°58′02″N82°58′45″W / 39.967304°N 82.979175°W / 39.967304; -82.979175
Built1925
ArchitectGeorge W. Abernethy
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 15000324 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 8, 2015

The Theresa Building is a historic building in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. It was built in 1925 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1] [2]

The building is located on a commercial corridor on Long Street, east of Downtown Columbus. It was built by James Albert Jackson and James Williams. Jackson had noticed a shortage of office space for Black professionals alongside an increasing population as Blacks left the South during the Great Migration. [2]

The two-story commercial structure was designed by George W. Abernethy in the Mission and Spanish Colonial Revival styles. It is made of brick with limestone trim, arched window frames and doorways, and an overhanging red Spanish tile roof. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Theresa Building". National Park Service . Retrieved January 11, 2021.