Downtown in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hartman Hotel Building
1898
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 26, 2024
1. Hartman Hotel Building Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 39° 57.423′ N, 82° 59.718′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Downtown. It is on South 4th Street (U.S. 62) north of East Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 275 S 4th St, Columbus OH 43215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: American Federation of Labor (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Holy Cross Church (about 700 feet away); Holy Cross Rectory (about 800 feet away); Central Market (approx. 0.2 miles away); Americas Pioneer Kindergarten (approx. 0.2 miles away); Birthplace of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crossroads of Commerce (approx. 0.2 miles away); Central Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
Regarding Hartman Hotel Building. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
TheHartman Hotel Building is significant for its association with patent medicine mogul and developer Dr. Samuel Brubaker Hartman. Dr. Hartman was well known nationwide as the founder of the Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co., which sold the popular "medicinal" tonic. Peruna (aka Pe-Ru-Na) was one of the bestselling patent medicines in the United States throughout the 1890s up until 1906. The Hartman Hotel Building is the sole survivor of a number of buildings that once made up the Peruna Company complex. Under Dr. Hartmans direction, the nominated Peruna administration building was converted to a grand hotel, and it is significant as one of Columbus extant downtown hotel buildings.
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When the Hartman Hotel was in operation, it contained approximately 115 sleeping rooms, with each having a private bathroom. In 1921, the building was acquired by the State of Ohio and converted to office use. It is likely that some reconfiguration of the upper floors occurred at that time. In 1999-2000, the building underwent a large renovation project, updating the office spaces. The upper floors were subsequently converted to condominium units between 2005 and 2008.
Also see . . . Hartman Hotel (PDF). National Register nomination for the building, which was listed in 2018. (Prepared by Nathalie Wright, Tom Betti and
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 26, 2024
2. Hartman Hotel Building Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 26, 2024
3. Hartman Hotel Building
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 374 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
