Columbus, Indiana is a city known for its architecture J. Irwin Miller, Co-Founder of the Cummins Engine Company, a local diesel engine manufacturer, instituted a program in which the Cummins company paid the architects' fee if the client selected a firm from a list compiled by Mr. Miller. The plan was initiated with public schools. It was so successful that Miller went on to defray the design costs of fire stations, public housing and other community structures. The high number of notable public buildings and sculptures in the Columbus area, designed by architects such as Eero Saarinen, I.M. Pei, Robert Venturi, Cesar Pelli, Richard Meier and others, has led to Columbus being referred to as the "Athens of the prairie". Six buildings, built between 1942 and 1965, are National Historic Landmarks, and 60 other buildings sustain the Bartholomew County seat's reputation as a showcase of modern architecture.
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