Completed in 1971, it is an acknowledged masterpiece of Modern architect Myron Goldsmith, and was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architecture in 2012.

The Republic building was completed in 1971 by Myron Goldsmith of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill as the first of their 1960 masterplan for the city of Columbus.

The building's glass exterior originally allowed the newspaper's bright yellow printing press to be viewed from the nearby street.

[4] In 2016 the building was purchased by Southeastern Indiana Medical Holdings for $2.8 million for use as an administrative office.

[8] In 2012, the site was designated a National Historic Landmark on the basis of its architecture, making it the seventh structure in Columbus to receive the title.