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Benjamin Smith House
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National Register of Historic Places

Benjamin Smith House

Listed as “Smith, Benjamin, House” · Also known as Columbus Club Building

On the National Register since 197353 years
Italianate Second EmpireListed 1973Columbus
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About Benjamin Smith House

Benjamin Smith House, at 181 E. Broad St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 4, 1973. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 1 acre. 19 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHouse in Columbus, Ohio. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 32 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1860 to today

  1. 1860Built, designed by Nathan Kelley
  2. 1973Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 53 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

181 E. Broad St., Columbus · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Benjamin Smith HouseStart here
  2. 2Athletic Club of ColumbusItalian Renaissance · next door
  3. 3Columbus CenterBuilding · next door
  4. 4Godman, H.C., Co. BuildingBuilt 1876 · next door
  5. 5Masonic TempleClassical Revival · next door
Around it

47 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BGriswold Memorial Young Women's Christian AssociationItalian Renaissance · Built 19290.1 miBYuster BuildingBuilt 19240.1 miBTrinity Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival0.1 miBOhio Bell Southwestern HeadquartersBuilding0.1 miBSecond Presbyterian ChurchRomanesque Revival0.2 miBMarket-Mohawk CenterBuilding0.2 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseGothic · Built 18840.2 miBOhio State Office Building (Boundary Increase)Art Deco0.2 miBWestminster ChurchRomanesque0.2 miBKnights of Columbus BuildingBuilt 19270.2 miBNew Hayden BuildingCommercial · Built 19010.2 miBHayden BuildingHigh Victorian Italianate · Built 18690.2 miBRailroad Employes Building & Loan CompanyBuilding0.2 miBThe Standard BuildingBuilding0.2 miBWinders Motor Sales CompanyBuilding0.2 miBStoddart BlockCommercial0.3 miBHoly Cross Church, Rectory and SchoolGothic Revival0.3 miBBuckeye State Building and Loan Company BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19270.3 mi
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BOhio National BankNeo-Classical Revival0.3 mi★Ohio TheatreBuilt 19280.3 miBAmerican Insurance Union Citadel (Palace Theatre Amendment)Building0.3 miBOhio Finance BuildingBuilding0.3 miBSeneca HotelEnglish Renaissance Revival0.3 miBRankin BuildingNeo-Classical · Built 18990.3 miBColumbus Savings and Trust BuildingBuilding0.3 miBLong and Third Commercial BuildingBuilding0.3 miBWelsh Presbyterian ChurchRomanesque Revival0.3 miDMarket-Mohawk Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBOhio Institution for the Education of the Deaf and DumbFrench · Built 18990.4 miBGaetz Music HouseBuilding0.4 miBFirst Congregational ChurchBuilding0.4 miBCentral Building of the Columbus Young Men's Christian AssociationJacobethan Revival · Built 19240.4 miBColumbia BuildingBuilding0.4 miBBradford Shoe Company BuildingIndustrial0.4 miBEngine House No. 16Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBWelsbach BuildingChicago Style0.4 miBH. A. Higgins BuildingBuilt 19140.4 miBHartman HotelBuilt 18980.5 miBZettler Grocery and HardwareBuilt 18800.5 miBDel Monte ApartmentsBuilt 19020.5 miDSouth High Street Commercial GroupingItalianate0.5 miBGreat Southern Hotel and TheatreColonial Revival0.5 miDEast Town Street Historic DistrictVictorian Italianate0.5 miBBroad Street United Methodist ChurchBuilding0.5 miBUnited States Post Office and CourthouseClassical Revival0.5 miBColumbus Gallery of Fine ArtsSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 19310.5 miBColumbus Transfer Company WarehouseBuilt 18820.5 mi

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Questions about Benjamin Smith House

Is Benjamin Smith House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 4, 1973 (Register number 73001438).

Is Benjamin Smith House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Ohio has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Ohio Theatre, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Benjamin Smith House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Benjamin Smith House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 32 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71988346 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.