{"nrhp_refnum":"77001060","name":"Columbus Savings and Trust Building","other_names":["Atlas Building","Ferris Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8 E. Long St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.96524988700003,"lon":-83.00064657499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-09-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A twelve-story office building (with a thirteenth story hidden behind the cornice) at 8 East Long Street in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, built in 1905 to designs by Frank L. Packard for the Columbus Savings and Trust Company.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as one of the finest works of Columbus architect Frank L. Packard and a representative early 20th-century skyscraper. It is basically Second Renaissance Revival, with Sullivanesque qualities in its three-part scheme and shaft treatment. At completion it was one of Columbus' tallest buildings.","narrative":"Rising twelve stories, with a thirteenth hidden behind its heavy cornice, this office building at 8 East Long Street in Columbus was completed in 1905 for the Columbus Savings and Trust Company. Architect Frank L. Packard designed it, and John Griffiths and Son of Chicago built it at an estimated cost of $500,000. The base is dark red rusticated stone with a Roman Doric entrance, the shaft is red brick with pairs of windows, and the top is white terra cotta with a bracketed cornice ornamented with lions' heads. The design is basically Second Renaissance Revival, with Sullivanesque qualities in its three-part composition. The nomination values it as an early skyscraper by a nationally acclaimed Columbus architect, noting its heavy base, crisp shaft and ornate top. The company later failed, and the building was renamed the Ferris Building and then the Atlas Building. The lobby retains white marble and original-looking brass elevator doors.","period_of_significance":"1905","architect_builder":"Frank L. Packard (architect); John Griffiths and Son of Chicago (contractor)","architectural_style":"Second Renaissance Revival with Sullivanesque qualities","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition inside and out, occupied and still in use as an office building.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.179462-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/77001060.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001060/19d7875b6c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001060/19d7875b6c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Columbus_Savings_and_Trust_Building,_front_and_side.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Columbus_Savings_and_Trust_Building,_front_and_side.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988410","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29643956"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/columbus-savings-and-trust-building-77001060/"}