National Register of Historic Places

Municipal Light Plant

Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Listed
December 15, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
15000902

About this property

The Municipal Light Plant is a historic building in the Arena District of Downtown Columbus, Ohio. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. The structure includes an early 20th century Romanesque Revival building and a mid-20th century Art Deco addition. In 2022, the Municipal Light Plant won the Columbus Landmarks' James B. Recchie Design Award. List of Art Deco architecture in the United States National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbus, Ohio Media related to Municipal Light Plant at Wikimedia Commons

Location

555 W. Nationwide Blvd.
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
39.96495, -83.01829

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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When was Municipal Light Plant listed on the National Register?

Municipal Light Plant was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 2015.

What type of historic resource is Municipal Light Plant?

Municipal Light Plant is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Municipal Light Plant?

The period of significance for Municipal Light Plant is recorded as the industrial era.

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