{"nrhp_refnum":"82001458","name":"Great Southern Hotel and Theatre","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S. High and E. Main Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.95623847200005,"lon":-82.99031616999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-12-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 6-story hotel and theatre building at South High and East Main Streets in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, built 1894-1896 to designs by the firm Dauben, Krumm, & Riebel, with Menno G. Detweiler as designer.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is Columbus' only remaining original 19th century hotel and theatre, and an important work of a prominent local architectural firm. It shows Colonial Revival character outside and in the hotel lobby, plus Sullivan-style ornament at the theatre entrance and a theatre interior resembling Sullivan's Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. It also hosted famous performers and political figures.","narrative":"Rising six stories at South High and East Main Streets in Columbus, this combined hotel and theatre was built between 1894 and 1896 of hollow tile faced with red press brick. Its exterior shows Colonial Revival elements such as flared brick lintels and slender colonnades, while the theatre entrance has a large round arch with stone ornament in the manner of Louis Sullivan. Inside, the 1200-seat theatre has concentric vaulting that resembles Sullivan's Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, and the hotel has a classical lobby and a ballroom with original stained glass. A 400-member stock company of south-side businessmen financed it, and it was designed to be fireproof. Performers such as Sarah Bernhardt and Ethel Barrymore appeared on its stage, and President William McKinley was among early hotel guests. The building was listed as Columbus' only remaining original 19th century hotel and theatre and as a major work of the architects Dauben, Krumm, and Riebel. Rehabilitation plans called for restoring altered storefronts and lost features.","period_of_significance":"1894-1896","architect_builder":"Dauben, Krumm, & Riebel, architects; Menno G. Detweiler, designer; Yost & Packard, consulting architects","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival, with Sullivanesque ornament","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied at time of nomination; condition listed as good and altered. Plans called for rehabilitation, including restoring the cornice and stained glass ceiling panels.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.888952-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001458.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001458/f211c3c6ff-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001458/f211c3c6ff-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Ɱ","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Southern,_Columbus.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ɱ</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Southern,_Columbus.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100012406","name":"Market-Mohawk Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/market-mohawk-historic-district-100012406/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988316","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Southern_Hotel_%26_Theatre","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7570545"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/great-southern-hotel-and-theatre-82001458/"}