Motorists Mutual Building

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Motorists Mutual Building
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General information
TypeOffice
Location471 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates 39°57′48″N82°59′16″W / 39.963392°N 82.987749°W / 39.963392; -82.987749 Coordinates: 39°57′48″N82°59′16″W / 39.963392°N 82.987749°W / 39.963392; -82.987749
Construction started1970
Completed1973
Height
Roof286 ft (87 m)
Technical details
Floor count21
Design and construction
ArchitectMaddox NBD inc.

The Motorists Mutual Building is a 286 ft (87m) tall skyscraper located at 471 East Broad Street Columbus, Ohio. It was completed in 1973 and was designed by Brubaker/Brandt and Maddox NBD. It is the 18th tallest building in Columbus, has 21 floors, and 6 elevators. It is also the headquarters of the Motorists Mutual Insurance company.

Columbus, Ohio Capital of Ohio

Columbus is the state capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a population of 879,170 as of 2017 estimates, it is the 14th-most populous city in the United States and one of the fastest growing large cities in the nation. This makes Columbus the third-most populous state capital in the US and the second-most populous city in the Midwest. It is the core city of the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses ten counties. With a population of 2,078,725, it is Ohio's second-largest metropolitan area.

The building follows the modern and international architectural styles and has a curtain wall facade system. The building overlooks Topiary Park, located 2 blocks south of the building. The park has a three-dimensional topiary model of the scene in George Seurat's painting Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grand Jatte. The garden was also sponsored by Motorists Mutual.

Topiary Park park in Columbus, Ohio that replicates a George Seurat painting

Topiary Park is a 9.182-acre (3.716 ha) public park and topiary garden in Columbus, Ohio's Discovery District. The topiary garden is designed to depict figures from George Seurat's 1884 painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. It is the only park based entirely on a painting.

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