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The first organized charity was the Columbus Female Benevolent Society, formed in 1835 to give clothing and monetary donations to families in need. It was co-founded by Hannah Neil, who went on to establish a day school for poor children in 1855, and established it as the Industrial School Association in 1858.
Planet Aid, Inc. collects used clothing through a wide network of donation bins placed on public and private property, donation centers, and curbside pickups. [24] The group has collaborated with local businesses and other organizations to place bins on their property, with an aim to make donations more convenient and thus increase recycling rates. [25]
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places entries in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The National Register is a federal register for buildings, structures, and sites of historic significance. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts in Columbus.
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A nine-year effort began, in order to save the remaining two buildings. The James Preston Poindexter Foundation was established in 2014 to tell the story of the housing project. [1] In 2016, the Columbus Landmarks Foundation included Poindexter Village in its list of most endangered sites in the city. Later that year, the Ohio History ...
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The building was built as Columbus Public Schools' Reeb Avenue Elementary School, and was listed on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 2013. It was designed in the Neoclassical style by David Riebel, and was built from 1905 to 1907. [2] The building is now owned by the City of Columbus.
The Columbus Foundation is housed in the Old Governor's Mansion at 1234 E. Broad St., built in 1904. Also known as the Ohio Archives Building or as the Charles H. Lindenberg Home, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, [1] and is also part of the register's East Broad Street Historic District.