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Title	LeVeque Tower Photographs
Subject	Ohio Government Business and Labor Architecture Skyscrapers Rivers Municipal government Cityscapes Bridges National Register of Historic Places
Place	Columbus (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio)
Description	Three photographs relate to the LeVeque Tower in Columbus, also known as the American Insurance Union Citadel and the Lincoln-LeVeque Tower, which was completed in 1927. The first image shows the tower dominating the Columbus skyline and the Scioto riverfront. The second photograph shows the building with Columbus City Hall in the foreground. Both date from the 1940s and measure 5 by 6.3 inches (12.70 by 16 cm). A third photograph documents the site at the corner of Front and Broad streets prior to construction of the skyscraper, circa 1920. It measures 5 by 7 inches (12.70 by 17.78 cm). For forty years, until the Rhodes State Office Tower was built in 1974, the LeVeque Tower was the tallest building in Columbus. At the time of its construction, it was the fifth-tallest in the world. It was also known as "the first aerial lighthouse" in the country because it served as a guide to aviators. Architect C. Howard Crane of Detroit drew the plans for the building. It bears elements of Art Deco and Art Moderne styles.
Date of Original	1920; 1940 circa
Collection	Ralph Kempton Audiovisual Collection; LeVeque Tower; Works Progress Administration
Source	Audiovisual material; P 381, AL01176; SC 4842, AL01769; P 193, AL01768
Format	picture
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
Date created	2010-06-04

Title	Om1900_3675577_001
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om1900_3675577_001.tif
Image Height	2000
Image Width	2513
File Size	650.122 KB
Date created	2009-01-09

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