A raging fire over the weekend has destroyed an old building in Columbus, Indiana, the Midwest mecca for modern architecture.
422 Fifth Street in downtown Columbus, lost its roof, facade, and its structural integrity in the December 3 blaze. Fire officials believe the brick building, known to locals as the “Irwin Block,” is unsalvageable and will need to be demolished. At the time of the fire the commercial building housed mostly office space, including for a law firm, mortgage lender, and a photography studio.
While Columbus is best known for its midcentury modern buildings by the likes of Gunnar Birkerts, Harry Weese, I.M. Pei,
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