{"nrhp_refnum":"80001213","name":"Woodruff, Henry Lindsay, Second House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1420 2nd Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Muscogee County","state":"GA","lat":32.47327047600004,"lon":-84.99013900899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story brick Richardsonian Romanesque house at 1420 Second Avenue in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, built about 1908 for Henry Lindsay Woodruff.","why_significant":"The house is significant for local history as the home of Henry Lindsay Woodruff, a prominent businessman who was president of Columbus Ice and Cold Storage Company. It also served as early offices of WRBL Radio and TV. Architecturally, it is described as a rare and unique example of Richardsonian Romanesque style in Columbus.","narrative":"Built about 1908 at 1420 Second Avenue in Columbus, Georgia, this 2 1/2-story brick house is an unusual example of Richardsonian Romanesque design in the city. A short corner tower with a conical roof accents the massive brick form, while a Roman Classical portico with Corinthian columns marks the entrance. The slate roof has twin lighted dormers, and the double-door entry has a basket-arch fanlight with tracery and a stone archivolt above it. Four ribbon windows on the second story carry stone extrados with keystones. Henry Lindsay Woodruff, president of Columbus Ice and Cold Storage Company, lived here with his family from 1908 until his death in 1921, and relatives stayed on for years afterward. The house sits in the former elite 'High Uptown' neighborhood. After World War II, a son and grandson of Woodruff used it as offices while helping found WRBL Radio and TV, until a new station building was constructed. It is now used as offices.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Richardsonian Romanesque with Roman Classicism portico","criteria":[],"status_note":"Currently used as offices; described as in good repair, with the surrounding neighborhood noted as now apartment rentals and office conversions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.188693-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001213.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04000669","name":"High Uptown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/high-uptown-historic-district-04000669/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206548","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134438527"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/muscogee-county/woodruff-henry-lindsay-second-house-80001213/"}