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Home , Eero Saarinen, Eliel Saarinen, Gunnar Birkerts, Irwin Conference Center, Kevin Roche, Lafayette Street

CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (5) CUMMINS PLANT ONE ADDITIONS Designed by Ralph Johnson of Perkins+Will, A bonus stop for fans, this is one of an American Institute of “Firm of eight(!) designs in Columbus by visionary the Year.” (2007) architect Harry Weese. The 1996 addition on the A SHORT STREET IN COLUMBUS KNOWN AS far east side is by . SIGNATURE ACADEMY, LINCOLN (4) Designed by , known as a master “THE AVENUE ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN CHURCH (6) of natural light. The recessed design of the trian- OF THE ARCHITECTS” Designed by Gunnar Birkerts, the copper-clad gular windows allows light into two classrooms spire is inspired by Birkerts' native land, . and are favorite reading spots. (1967) > HARRY WEESE Birkerts enjoyed the duality of opposites - the CHESTNUT

> rounded brick on the north contrasts the flat, IRWIN HISTORIC HOME linear south side. Birkerts also felt that irregular Built in 1864 for Joseph Irwin and remodeled geometry mimics nature’s imperfections and in 1910 by Henry Phillips, inspired by the gardens RALPH JOHNSON 05 inspires lasting, humane architecture. (1988) of Italy. J. Irwin Miller spent his formative years in this home, which is now a bed and breakfast. 5TH PRALL HOUSE This Queen Anne style house was designed LARGE ARCH (3) by prolific Columbus architect Charles F. Sparrell This sculpture by Henry Moore was (see City Hall) for Dr. J. Will Prall. The privately- commissioned and donated to the city by Mr. owned home features a tower, a wraparound porch and Mrs. J. Irwin Miller. The Arch is the largest of with rod and ball decoration, and a gable roof with its kind in America — a smaller version is at the brackets under the eaves. (1891) Museum of in . (1971) GUNNAR BIRKERTS 04 06 GUNNAR BIRKERTS FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (7) CLEO ROGERS LIBRARY (2) First Christian Church, by , Architect I.M. Pei, chosen for his total library con- was a first to apply modernist principles to an cept, proposed closing Lafayette Street to create PEARL American church. The first Columbus structure a public plaza. Local architect Jim designed by a prominent architect, collaborators included the 1987 expansion, with Pei’s approval. (1969) Eliel’s son and . VISITORS CENTER / BEGIN HERE (1) IRWIN HOME (1942, National Historic Landmark) The original home, built in 1864 for John Storey in CHARLES SPARRELL HISTORIC CITY HALL the Italianate style, served many purposes before Designed by Columbus architect Charles Sparrell becoming the Visitors Center in 1973, under the LAFAYETTE (see Prall House) as the first City Hall, it was direction of Xenia Miller. The expansion, by Kevin HENRY MOORE 03 renovated as an inn, and now houses legal offices Roche, was completed in 1995, and included the 07 ELIEL SAARINEN I.M. PEI 02 and apartments. (1895, National Register of Yellow Neon Chandelier and Persians by Dale Historic Places) Chihuly with exterior sign by “The Godfather of Graphic Design,” Paul Rand. KEVIN ROCHE PARKING GARAGE (8) DALE CHIHULY PAUL RAND 01 Designed by Koetter Kim and Associates, a parking garage also becomes a grand structure IRWIN CONFERENCE CENTER (13) FRANKLIN in a city where progressive design is celebrated. The former Irwin Union Bank building, now owned CHARLES SPARRELL Get a great view of downtown at the top! (2008) by Cummins Inc., was designed by Eero Saarinen. It set new trends in bank design by breaking away COLUMBUS POST OFFICE (9) from the bank as a granite fortress with tellers NORTH Designed by Kevin Roche of Roche Dinkeloo behind cages. The building was set in a grove of and Associates, the post office uses salt-glazed trees by legendary landscape architect . tile, mirrored glass, and COR-Ten steel, and was FIFTH ST. FIFTH (1954, National Historic Landmark) designed with privately-funded architect fees. A WASHINGTON small structure, Roche presents it in a large scale, ARCADE AND ADDITION (12) EERO SAARINEN 13 to balance the larger buildings surrounding it, and The arcade and addition were added in 1973 by give it the presence of a federal building. (1970) Kevin Roche, of Roche Dinkeloo and Associates, KEVIN ROCHE 12 who worked with Saarinen during design and COLUMBUS SCULPTURE construction of the original bank. (1973) Renowned Chicago-based graphic designer Rick 08 KOETTER KIM Valicenti created this sculpture for the inaugural CUMMINS, INC. CORP. OFFICE BLDG. (11) . (2017) The world headquarters of the Fortune 200 com- JACKSON JACKSON pany, designed by Kevin Roche of Roche Dinkeloo EOS SCULPTURE KEVIN ROCHE 11 09 KEVIN ROCHE and Associates. The landscaping is by Jack JACK CURTIS Eos, by Dessa Kirk, is named after the Greek Curtis, with a public park featuring the Cerealine goddess of dawn. (2007) Building as a focal point. (1983) MILL RACE PARK (10) (Walkable, and open to the public, but may be more convenient for most to access by car.) BROWN The jewel of the parks system, Mill Race Park is Full route (not including Mill by celebrated landscape architect Michael Van Race Park) is about 1.5 miles Valkenburgh, with playful structures by architect RICK VALICENTI Stanley Saitowitz. The project received an out- standing new U.S. Park award from Architectural COMPLIMENTS OF : DESSA KIRK Record. (1992) COLUMBUS AREA VISITORS CENTER LINDSEY WWW.COLUMBUS.IN.US M. VAN VALKENBURGH 10 506 5th Street / Columbus, In 47201 STANLEY SAITOWITZ 812-378-2622 / 800-468-6564