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The Columbus Arcade, also known as the Arcade Building, was a historic building in Columbus, Ohio. It was located at 236 N. High Street in Downtown Columbus. The building was a remodeling of the "old Beall-Livingston building". The remodel was first planned in 1910, designed by Stribling & Lum,[1] and was completed in early 1913.[5]

Plans released in 1911 called the structure "a modern arcade building, the first in Columbus". It was designed to hold stores on each side of its first floor, with a "street" leading through the building from High Street to Pearl Street. The second floor was designed with offices overlooking the open courtyard.[4] The building would hold 75 tenants between its retail and office spaces.[5]

For over 15 years beginning around 1912, the building also held the headquarters to the Columbus Builders and Traders Exchange.[6][7]

It was later purchased by the D.C. Beggs Company, which incorporated it into its department store. In 1940, the building was purchased by the Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, which demolished it around 1947 to make way for its new building (today the Ohio Department of Health headquarters).

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Sketch of the building in 19011910 Baist map showing the Arcade Building

Arcade advertisement in the Columbus Dispatch, 1913Arcade interior, 1913

 

References

  1. "Stribling & Lum, Architects". The Ohio Architect, Engineer and Builder, pp. 18-43. March 1913.
  2. "Will Make Arcade Building". The Columbus Dispatch. November 27, 1910.
  3. "Arcade Building Is Bought By Farm Bureau". The Columbus Dispatch, p. 6-B. August 1, 1940.
  4. "Arcade Plans Ready". The Columbus Dispatch. January 1, 1911.
  5. "Real Estate and Building". The Columbus Dispatch. February 2, 1913.
  6. "210 Members Now Comprise Traders Builders Group". The Columbus Dispatch. April 24, 1927.
  7. "E. K. Hibbs and The Builders' Exchange". The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. January 5, 1913.
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