Columbus, Indiana Columbus, Indiana North Christian Church, designed by Eero Saarinen, one of the city's undivided architectural landmarks North Christian Church, designed by Eero Saarinen, one of the city's undivided architectural landmarks Website City of Columbus Indiana Columbus City Hall Columbus /k l mb s/ is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The populace was 44,061 at the 2010 census.
It is also the principal town/city of the Columbus, Indiana urbane statistical area, which encompasses all of Bartholomew County.
Columbus is the place of birth of former Indiana Governor and current Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence.
National Geographic Traveler ranked Columbus 11th on its historic destinations list in late 2008, describing the town/city as "authentic, unique, and unspoiled." Columbus won the nationwide contest "America in Bloom" in 2006, and in 2004 it was titled one of "The Ten Most Playful Towns" by Nick Jr.
Family Magazine. The July 2005 version of GQ periodical titled Columbus one of the "62 Reasons to Love Your Country". Columbus is the command posts of the engine business Cummins, Inc.
4.3 Exhibit Columbus The territory which is now Columbus was bought by General John Tipton and Luke Bonesteel in 1820.
The town's name was changed to Columbus on March 20, 1821.
General Tipton was upset by the name change and decided to leave the newly established town. He later became the highway commissioner for the State of Indiana and was assigned to building a highway from Indianapolis, Indiana to Louisville, Kentucky.
When the road reached Columbus, Tipton constructed the first bypass road ever built; it detoured south around the west side of Columbus en route to Seymour.
Joseph Mc - Kinney was the first to plot the town of Columbus, but no date was recorded.
It was recorded for years in the small-town history books that the territory on which Columbus sits was donated by General Tipton; however, a deed purporting to show a sale of the territory was acquired in 2003 by Historic Columbus Indiana.
Columbus was incorporated on June 28, 1864.
The first barns in Indiana reached Columbus from Madison, Indiana in 1844.
Columbus is host to the earliest theater in Indiana, The Crump Theatre, which was assembled in 1889 by John Crump.
Today the building is in the Columbus Historic District and an all-ages venue with occasional musical performances.
Columbus was host to the earliest continually directed bookstore in Indiana, Cummins Bookstore, which began operations in 1892 and closed in late 2007.
It was designated a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service in 2001 in recognition of its unique architecture.
Columbus has been home to many manufacturing companies, including Noblitt-Sparks Industries (which assembled radios under the Arvin brand in the 1930s) and Arvin Industries, now Meritor, Inc.
Is by far the region's biggest employer, and the Infotech Park accounts for a sizeable number of research jobs in Columbus proper.
Just south of Columbus are the North American command posts of Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc., the world's biggest material handling (forklift) manufacturer.
Other notable industries include architecture, a discipline for which Columbus is famous worldwide.
Early in the 20th century, Columbus also was home to a number of pioneering car manufacturers, including Reeves, which produced the unusual four-axle Octoauto and the twin rear-axle Sextoauto, both around 1911. Because Columbus is far enough from Indianapolis, it benefits tremendously from close-by commuters who recognize Columbus as a primary city in its own right.
Nearly 19,000 workers commute into the town/city from the encircling townships and villages. In recent years town/city officials have explored ways to revitalize the town/city and return Columbus to the days when Miller's architectural innovation made it one of the most envied metros/cities in the US.
Economic development, widespread beautification innovations, various tax incentives, and increased law enforcement have helped Columbus overcome what some considered a slump amid the 1980s and 1990s. In addition to the Columbus Historic District and Irwin Union Bank, the Bartholomew County Courthouse, Columbus City Hall, First Baptist Church, First Christian Church, Haw Creek Leather Company, Mabel Mc - Dowell Elementary School, Mc - Ewen-Samuels-Marr House, Mc - Kinley School, Miller House, North Christian Church, and The Republic are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Columbus is positioned at 39 12 50 N 85 54 40 W (39.213998, 85.911056). The Driftwood and Flatrock Rivers converge at Columbus to form the East Fork of the White River.
According to the 2010 census, Columbus has a total region of 27.886 square miles (72.22 km2), of which 27.5 square miles (71.22 km2) (or 98.62%) is territory and 0.386 square miles (1.00 km2) (or 1.38%) is water. Columbus is served by the Columbus Municipal Airport (KBAK).
It is positioned approximately three miles north of Columbus.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24 years, 29.5% from 25 to 44 years, 23.0% from 45 to 64 years, and 13.7% over the age of 65.
Columbus is a town/city known for its undivided architecture and enhance art.
The high number of notable enhance buildings and enhance art in the Columbus area, designed by such individuals as Eero Saarinen, I.M.
Pei, Robert Venturi, Cesar Pelli, and Richard Meier have led to Columbus earning the nickname "Athens on the Prairie." Seven buildings, assembled between 1942 and 1965, are National Historic Landmarks, and approximately 60 other buildings sustain the Bartholomew County seat's reputation as a showcase of undivided architecture. National Geographic Magazine once devoted an article to the town's architecture. In 2015 Landmark Columbus was created as a program of Heritage Fund - The Community Foundation of Bartholomew county.
Its mission is to care for and jubilate the world-renowned design tradition of the Columbus area.
Columbus East High School, by Romaldo Giurgola Columbus Power House by Harrison Albright See also: List of enhance art in Columbus, Indiana In May 2016 Landmark Columbus launched Exhibit Columbus as a way to continue the ambitious traditions of the past into the future.
Exhibit Columbus features annual programming that alternates between symposium and exhibition years. The universal was successfully piloted in 2014 when Jonathan Nesci created 100 unique aluminum tables in the exhibition "100 Variations," that responded to the design of Saarinen's First Christian Church. Columbus High School was home to a famous footwear pioneer that most citizens around the world would recognize his "star" character.
Chuck Taylor played basketball in Columbus before setting out to promote his now famous shoes and the sport of basketball before being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Columbus North and Columbus East both have competing athletics and have many notable athletes that go on to compete in college and beyond.
Columbus North High School homes one of the biggest high school gyms in the United States.CNHS vs CEHS Indiana Diesels of the Premier Basketball League play their home games at the gymnasium at Ceraland Park, with plans to move to a proposed downtown sports complex in the near future. Columbus also boasts a roller derby league, the Terrorz of Tiny Towns.
Established in 2010, this league hosts weekly practices at Columbus Skateland. The town also has two cricket teams, both which play under the name of Columbus Indiana Cricket Club; their home ground is at Ceraland park.
Columbus boasts over 700 acres (280 ha) of parks and green space and over 20 miles of People Trails.
These amenities, in addition to a several athletic and improve facilities, including Donner Aquatic Center, Lincoln Park Softball Complex, Hamilton Center Ice Arena, Clifty Park, Foundation for Youth/Columbus Gymnastics Center and The Commons, are managed and maintained by the Columbus Parks and Recreation Department.
Columbus uses the Mayor-Council form of government.
This is a list of notable citizens who were born in, or who presently live, or have lived in Columbus.
Book: Architecture & Art in Columbus, Indiana Columbus Indiana Economic Development Board The Republic, daily journal based in Columbus List of enhance art in Columbus, Indiana "City of Columbus Indiana".
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"Columbus wins America in Bloom".
"Columbus features in nationwide publications".
Columbus, Indiana Convention and Visitors Bureau.
"Infotech Park of Columbus, Indiana".
"Columbus, IN: A Mecca of Architecture".
"National Historic Landmarks Survey, Indiana" (PDF).
"Columbus, Indiana announces biennial design exhibition to begin in fall 2017 - Archpaper.com".
Illustrated Historical Atlas of Bartholomew County, Indiana, 1879 (reprinted by the Bartholomew County Historical Society, 1978) 2003 History of Bartholomew County, Indiana, Volume II, copyright 2003, by the Bartholomew County Historical Society Columbus Indiana in Vintage Postcards, by Tamara Stone Iorio, copyright 2005 by Tamara Stone Iorio, presented by Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-3449-8 "Images of America: Columbus" by Patricia Mote "Columbus Indiana" by Balthazar Korab "A Look at Architecture: Columbus Indiana" by the Visitor's Center "People and Places in my Town, Columbus Indiana" by Sylvia Worton "Folk Heroes, Heroines and Hometown Heritage From Columbus, Indiana's City Hall Murals and Beyond" is about Columbus' outstanding personality beyond its architecture.
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