Benjamin Smith House (Columbus, Ohio)

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Benjamin Smith House
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Benjamin Smith House (Columbus, Ohio)
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Location181 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates 39°57′45″N82°59′45″W / 39.962398°N 82.995788°W / 39.962398; -82.995788
Builtc. 1860
Architect Nathan B. Kelley
Architectural style Second Empire style, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 73001438 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1973

The Benjamin Smith House is a historic building in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The house was built c. 1860 for Benjamin E. Smith, a wealthy financier. Smith lived in the house until 1883, when he moved to New York City. Rented by Ohio as a governor's mansion, it housed Ohio governors George Hoadly and Joseph Foraker. In 1886, the Columbus Club, a private club in the city, purchased the house and grounds, and are still housed there today. [1] [2]

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The house was designed by Nathan B. Kelley, also one of the principal architects of the Ohio Statehouse. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Ohio, 1964 - 2013. National Park Service . Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. Hunter, Bob (2012). A Historical Guidebook to Old Columbus: Finding the Past in the Present in Ohio's Capital City . Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press. p. 120. ISBN   978-0821420126. OCLC   886535510.