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- The
Ohio Building was originally two
buildings.
- In 1906 the German
American Trust was the first structure built in 1906-1907. This
was the east half of the building.
- In 1907 William “Buff”
Kaufman a local grocer began building the western half of the
building.
- In 1913 the first
advertisement for the Hotel Tuller appeared in the City
Directory.
- There were a total of
40 rooms in the hotel.
- In 1950 the Goodie
Shop Cafeteria moved into the first floor of the building and the
hotel closed and was sealed off.
- Construction on “Casa
Urbana” began on May 17th of 2004.
- Over 400 tons of
materials were removed – this does not include 12 layers of
roofing or any of the restaurant equipment.
- Casa Urbana is 13,000
square feet. The garage, storage area on the first floor and
basement add an additional 5,000 square feet.
- There are 7 HVAC units
with seven zones. Plus a forced air heater in the garage, and a
separate unit in the penthouse.
- There are 5 indoor
fireplaces and 1 on the roof.
- There are 4 full and 5
half baths.
- There are 3 different
species of hardwood used in the flooring: Pine, oak, and
walnut.
- The elevator foyer has
11 species of wood and was voted 2nd place in the
International Hardwood Floor Associations annual
contest.
- The entry stairs have
22 steps.
- Under the hardwood
floors in the east building is there is second hardwood floor.
(When the second story was converted to a hotel the plumbing was
installed on top of the existing floor and a new floor was placed
on top)
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