National Historic Landmark · Columbus, Indiana

Irwin Union Bank and Trust

Bank and office in Columbus, Indiana, US. Added to the National Register in 2000, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 2000Eero Saarinen
Irwin Union Bank and Trust
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What it is

Wikipedia · Irwin Conference Center

The Irwin Conference Center is a commercial building at 500 Washington Street, on the northwest corner of Washington and Fifth streets, in Columbus, Indiana, United States. The modern-styled building was constructed as the Irwin Union Bank's downtown Columbus branch. Eero Saarinen designed the one-story main building and the original three-story office wing in the early 1950s. His associates Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo of the firm Roche-Dinkeloo were responsible for a three-story office annex in the 1970s, along with a drive-through facility on the grounds. The landscape architect Dan Kiley added a lawn and trees. The building has received critical acclaim for its design over the years, and it was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2000 for its architectural significance.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address500 Washington St., Columbus, IN
CountyBartholomew County
ListedMay 16, 2000
Reference number00000704
ArchitectEero Saarinen
Type of placebank building
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Address500 Washington St., Columbus, IN
Coordinates39.20368, -85.92143 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitWilliam Howard Taft National Historic Site · 76 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyHickory Ridge Campground 25 mi · Blackwell Campground 28 mi · Hardin Ridge 30 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 00000704. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.