The building 's construction coincided with a rebuilding of the Columbus riverfront along the Scioto River following the Great Flood of 1913 . In the 1920s and 1930s , the city saw a new Columbus City Hall built across the street , a new headquarters for the Columbus Police Department , a new federal building , courthouse and state office building . The city 's population tripled by 1950 to 375,000 people
Great Flood of 1913
Great Flood of 1913
LeVeque Tower