{"nrhp_refnum":"72001012","name":"Old Governor's Mansion","other_names":["Ohio Archives Building","Lindenberg,Charles H.,Home","Governor's"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1234 E. Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.96654538200005,"lon":-82.95642666099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-06-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2-1/2 story brick and stone mansion at 1234 E. Broad Street in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, built in 1904 for Charles H. Lindenberg and designed by architect Frank Packard. It later served as Ohio's first official governor's residence.","why_significant":"The house was purchased by the state in 1919 and became the first official Governor's Mansion, after more than a century in which Ohio's governors had no official home in Columbus. Ten governors' families lived there over 36 years. It is also noted for its Neo Georgian Eclectic architecture and surviving garden features.","narrative":"Built in 1904 on E. Broad Street in Columbus, this brick and stone mansion was designed by architect Frank Packard for Charles H. Lindenberg, president of the Lilley Regalia Company. It is a 2-1/2 story building in a style described as Neo Georgian Eclectic, with a high hipped roof, small dormers, stone quoins and a symmetrical main facade. A pergola and sunken garden site, along with the garage and gardener's quarters, survive. The state bought the property in 1919 after a 1917 law created a board to provide an official residence for Ohio's governors, who had previously rented their own housing. Governor James M. Cox and his wife moved in during December 1920, and ten governors' families lived there until 1957. The building then held the state archives until 1970. At the time of nomination it stood unoccupied, with deteriorated exterior trim and altered interiors, and its future was uncertain.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Frank Packard (architect)","architectural_style":"Neo Georgian Eclectic","criteria":[],"status_note":"At the time of nomination the building was unoccupied and awaiting sale; structurally good, but exterior trim and interior were deteriorated and several rooms had been altered for offices.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.72244-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/72001012.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001012/5853f37ff5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001012/5853f37ff5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wdzinc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Ohio_Governor%27s_Mansion.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Wdzinc</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Ohio_Governor%27s_Mansion.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"78002063","name":"Columbus Near East Side District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/columbus-near-east-side-district-78002063/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988378","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Foundation","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7084121"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/old-governors-mansion-72001012/"}