| Benjamin Smith House | |
| Location: | 181 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio |
| Coordinates: | 39.9624°N -82.9958°W |
| Built: | c. 1860 |
| Architect: | Nathan B. Kelley |
| Architecture: | Second Empire style, Italianate |
| Added: | June 4, 1973 |
| Refnum: | 73001438 |
The Benjamin Smith House is a historic building in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The house was built c. 1860 for Benjamin E. Smith, a wealthy financier. Smith lived in the house until 1883, when he moved to New York City. Rented by Ohio as a governor's mansion, it housed Ohio governors George Hoadly and Joseph Foraker. In 1886, the Columbus Club, a private club in the city, purchased the house and grounds, and are still housed there today.[1]
The house was designed by Nathan B. Kelley, also one of the principal architects of the Ohio Statehouse.[2]