[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 86 (Monday, June 17, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E898]
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                         HONORING THE REPUBLIC

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                            HON. LUKE MESSER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 17, 2013

  Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the newest 
addition to the Hoosier roster of designated National Historic Landmark 
sites, The Republic building in Columbus, Indiana.
  The Republic building, which houses the city's local newspaper The 
Republic, was designated as the City of Columbus' seventh National 
Historic Landmark on October 16, 2012 by Secretary of the Interior Ken 
Salazar. In the designation, the Interior Department noted the 
significance of the building as ``an exceptional work of modern 
architecture and one of the best examples of the work of Myron 
Goldsmith, a general partner in the firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 
and a highly respected architect, architectural theorist, writer and 
educator.''
  In the application for the National Historic Landmark designation, it 
was noted that ``The Republic was a model for many of the ideas that 
shaped Columbus' downtown over the next several years . . . Forty years 
after it was completed, it remains a simple, simultaneously strong and 
elegant representation of the Modern style.''
  Columbus enjoys a rich history of significant works of architecture. 
The Republic joins six other instances of contemporary architecture 
designated as National Historic Landmarks, including the First 
Christian Church, the North Christian Church, the First Baptist Church, 
the McDowell Adult Education Center, the Miller House, and the former 
Irwin Union Bank and Trust building. With only 2,500 historic landmarks 
in the country, Columbus is notable for its unique concentration of 
nationally important landmarks.
  I ask the 6th Congressional District to join me in congratulating the 
leadership, businesses, and citizens of the city of Columbus for their 
visionary leadership in architectural design and dedication to keeping 
these national landmarks living monuments to a shared history and 
prosperous future.

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