The Columbus Dispatch Building is a historic building on Capitol Square in Downtown Columbus, Ohio . The building was home to the Columbus Dispatch newspaper offices until January 2016, when it moved to 62 E. Broad St. on Capitol Square . A renovation restored the building closer to its original exterior appearance, while adding modern features. The building is now headquarters to the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. The building is owned by Capitol Square Ltd., a real estate and development branch of the Wolfe family’s Dispatch Printing Co., the former owners of the Dispatch . The site formerly housed the city's downtown YMCA, a Yost & Packard building; the Y moved to the Downtown YMCA building in 1923.
7-707: It was listed on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 2016, as part of the building owner's desire for historic tax credits to help fund the building's renovation. The building features a giant sign – "Dispatch: Ohio's Greatest Home Newspaper" – still owned by the Columbus Dispatch . This article related to a building or structure in Columbus, Ohio is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Columbus Register of Historic Properties The Columbus Register of Historic Properties
14-640: Is a register for historic buildings and other sites in Columbus , Ohio , United States. The register is maintained by the City of Columbus Historic Resources Commission and Historic Preservation Office, and was established in 1980. Many of these landmarks are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places , providing federal tax support for preservation, and some are further designated National Historic Landmarks , providing additional federal oversight. The Columbus Register includes 82 entries, including 54 on
21-525: Is the City of Columbus's official list of significant buildings, sites, and districts. Its entries must be at least 40 years old, and meet at least one of the following instances: The Columbus Historic Preservation Office, part of the Department of Development, helps owners preserve their buildings, answering questions and guiding applicants through the Certificate of Appropriateness process. The office reviews
28-677: The National Register. Two of the city's three National Historic Landmarks are on the register: the Ohio Statehouse and Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker House , but not the Ohio Theatre . The city also maintains four historic districts not listed on its register: German Village , Italian Village , Victorian Village , and the Brewery District . The Columbus Register of Historic Properties
35-558: The applications before adding them to the Historic Resources Commission agenda. The office is also responsible for general preservation planning. The Historic Resources Commission is a committee appointed by the mayor for three-year terms, without compensation, meeting once per month. The board generally consists of architects, lawyers, historic preservation professionals, realtors, contractors, business owners, and historic property owners. The committee preserves and improves
42-495: The sites on the register, promotes historic preservation, encourages reinvestment in historic buildings, studies problems and needs in furthering preservation, and reviews rezoning, special permit, and variance requests, making recommendations for approval. Listing on the Columbus Register protects properties and neighborhoods from changes to an area's historic or architectural nature. Owners are offered restoration advice from
49-501: The staff of the Columbus Historic Preservation Office and the Historic Resources Commission. Any site listed on the register is not required to undergo specific changes or improvements, though any exterior work requires a Certificates of Appropriateness from the Columbus Historic Preservation Office. When owners propose zoning changes, variants, or request special permits, the Historic Resources Commission reviews
#539460