Rothschild's, David, Wholesale Dry Goods

Located at 1029 Broadway in downtown Columbus, Georgia, this three-story commercial building has a brick structure, wood floor framing and a cast iron front. Each level of the facade is divided into three parts by Corinthian pilasters, with two short Corinthian columns between them. Decorative details include consoles, paterae, an egg-and-dart astragal and a bracketed frieze. The street level has been altered with a modern aluminum storefront and stucco sign panels. Sanborn maps show a two-story building marked for demolition in 1889 and a vacant three-story building in 1895, so the present structure dates from about 1890-1895. By 1898 David Rothschild operated a wholesale dry goods, notions and clothing manufacturing business here, staying through 1912. A furniture company occupied it by 1914. The building is considered locally significant for its role in the Central Business District and as the only cast iron storefront in Columbus still used for its original commercial purpose.