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Longaberger Basket Building

The former Longaberger headquarters in Newark, Ohio: a seven-story office building shaped like a giant woven picnic basket with two arched handles on the roof.
Artwork FileNewark, Ohio · United States

Longaberger Basket Building

Reported10 Jul 2026

The Longaberger Company, commissioned by Dave Longaberger · Newark, Ohio

Photo: Niagara66 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), 2011-10-25. Resized; full source framing retained. The share image uses the full photograph over a blurred background; derivative uses the same licence.

The Longaberger Company built its Newark headquarters in the shape of one of its baskets. The seven-story building turns an everyday product into an office block. Source Reported

Reported Jul 2026. Source This is a dated report, not a new on-site inspection.

💡 4 things to know

  1. The product became the buildingRoadtrippers identifies Longaberger's Medium Market Basket as the model, enlarged to about 160 times its size. Source Reported
  2. Handles needed heatingThe huge handles incorporate heating to prevent ice buildup. Source Reported
  3. Offices insideThe property listing describes glass elevators, an atrium, a media room and space for more than 500 employees. Source Reported
  4. A future use remains openHeritage Ohio advertises the property as commercial real estate for $8.5 million, with office space and parking. Source Reported

📍 Where it is

1500 East Main Street, Newark, Ohio, United States Source Reported

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🗓️ Sightings

  1. 1997

    Employees move into the basket headquarters; retrospective report.

  2. 201125 Oct

    Niagara66 photographs the building.

  3. 2017Dec

    Sale to developer Steve Coon; retrospective report.

  4. 202323 Aug

    Roadtrippers reports on reuse proposals.

  5. 202610 Jul

    Property offered for sale.

Green stamps are dated photographs; amber stamps are records or reports. Publication and upload dates are not camera dates. A dated sighting does not guarantee the work remains in place today.

✅ The facts

Commissioner
Dave Longaberger / Longaberger Company Source Reported
Opened
1997 Source Reported
Floors
Seven Source Reported
Floor area
180,000 square feet Source Reported
Address
1500 East Main Street, Newark Source Reported
Design model
Medium Market Basket Source Reported
City
Newark, Ohio Source Source Checked

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All sources & image credits

Photo: Niagara66 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), 2011-10-25. Resized; full source framing retained. The share image uses the full photograph over a blurred background; derivative uses the same licence.

Last checked: 24 October 2026 · How we verify art