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To Recognize and Celebrate the Addition of the Hartman Building to the National Register of Historic Places.
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WHEREAS, Opening in 1898, the Hartman Building at East Main Street and South 4th Street downtown has had many different uses including a boutique hotel and state offices, and it has now become Columbus’ 155th building on the National Register of Historic Places; and
WHEREAS, the building was named after Dr. Samuel Hartman, founder of Peruna Manufacturing Co. and inventor of the company’s product, Peruna, a “medical tonic” intended to help with the 1905 Yellow Fever epidemic in the South; and
WHEREAS, while the American Medical Association denied Peruna a status as a medicine, Hartman was still able to make a fortune off of the company and converted the building into a luxury hotel frequented by state politicians, theatre patrons, and other wealthy visitors; and
WHEREAS, Hartman died in 1918 and the hotel closed in 1921, but the building’s renovation in 1999 helped trigger a neighborhood revival in an area that now contains many popular local restaurants which contribute to a vibrant atmosphere; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and celebrate the addition of the Hartman Building to the National Register of Historic Places.