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Last Updated:    August 14, 2007      New page.

Date Constructed: 1927
Address: 50 West Broad Street - Columbus, Ohio
Current Building Name: LeVequeTower
Earlier Building Names: American Insurance Union Citadel
Architect: C. Howard Crane
Builder: John Gill and Sons
Current Status: In use.
Designation (if applicable): National Register of Historic Places


Visited May 2007.
Forty-seven story tower covered in glazed architectural terra-cotta tiles. The Wikipedia article interestingly notes that there used to be more sculpture on the 36th and 40th floors that was removed (see link).

See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeVeque_Tower


Photos by Jim L. Patterson - copyright 2007.


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