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Continental Center (Columbus, Ohio)
Continental Center is a 26-story, 348 ft (106 m) skyscraper in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. It is the 14th tallest building in Columbus. It was completed in 1973 and designed by architectural firm Brubaker/Brandt. The building follows a modernist architectural style and has been known as the Ohio Bell Building and the Ameritech Building. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.
| Continental Center | |
|---|---|
View from Rhodes State Office Tower | |
| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 150 East Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°57′52″N 82°59′50″W / 39.964445°N 82.997136°W |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 348 ft (106 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 26 |
| Floor area | 479,995 sq ft (44,593.0 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Brubaker/Brandt |
| Designated | December 20, 2021 |
| Reference no. | 100007231 |
| References | |
| [1] | |
History edit
Designed by Brubaker/Brandt[2] for the Ohio Bell Telephone Company, the building was constructed from 1970 to 1973, with an approximate cost of $20 million.[3]
The building was sold in 2021 for $12 million. In 2022, the new owners began making plans to convert its office spaces into 330 apartment units.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Continental Center". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ "City Firm to Design New Federal Building". The Columbus Dispatch. May 31, 1973. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ "Ohio Bell Site Zoning Variances OKd". The Columbus Dispatch. September 26, 1970. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ "Continental Centre in Columbus to be converted into apartments". The Columbus Dispatch. June 1, 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
External links edit
- Media related to Continental Center at Wikimedia Commons
- . Emporis. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022.
- "Continental Center". SkyscraperPage.