{"nrhp_refnum":"09000413","name":"New Hayden Building","other_names":["Hayden Building","Guarantee Title &amp","Trust Company Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"16 E. Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.962464332000025,"lon":-83.00022582999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-06-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 13-story steel-frame and brick office building at 16 East Broad Street on Capitol Square in downtown Columbus, Ohio, completed in 1901 and given a three-story limestone front around 1921.","why_significant":"The building is argued to be a local example of early 1900s Commercial Style high-rise steel-frame architecture, designed by Chicago architects Nimmons and Fellows with engineer Edward C. Shankland, who had worked with Daniel Burnham. It was also the first official office of the National Football League, which was based in Columbus from 1921 to 1939, with offices on the 11th floor from at least 1927.","narrative":"Rising 13 stories on the north side of Capitol Square in downtown Columbus, this office building was completed in 1901 for the estate of industrialist Peter Hayden. Chicago architects George Nimmons and William Fellows designed it, and engineer Edward Shankland, who had worked with Daniel Burnham, handled the steel frame. Its brick piers and large windows follow the Commercial Style, while terra cotta ornament with interlacing patterns and a letter H crowns the upper floors, topped by four eagles. Around 1921 a three-story limestone front gave the base a classical look. At completion it was the tallest building in the city. An original iron and marble staircase survives from basement to penthouse. The building also served as the first official office of the National Football League, located on the 11th floor from at least 1927 until 1939 under president Joseph Carr. It has been vacant since the late 1990s.","period_of_significance":"1901-1939","architect_builder":"Nimmons, George C., and Fellows, William K., architects; Shankland, Edward C., engineer","architectural_style":"Early 20th Century: Commercial Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Vacated in the late 1990s; the interior is described as remaining in good condition despite recent vacancy.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.822316-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/09000413.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000413/cf8a52d86f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000413/cf8a52d86f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Hayden_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Hayden_Building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988497","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_East_Broad_Street","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4552053"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/new-hayden-building-09000413/"}