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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.
German Village is a historic neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, just south of the city's downtown.It was settled in the early-to-mid-19th century by a large number of German immigrants, who at one time comprised as much as a third of the city's entire population.
The Munroe Falls Historical Society helped identify this photo from the early 20th century. This view is looking north on North Main Street (Route 91) near Munroe Falls Avenue.
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 1982; the district boundaries differ between the two entries. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Snowden-Gray House , a High Victorian -style two-and-a-half-story mansion with a cupola , built in 1852, is salient in the district.
Born to Irish immigrants north of Columbus in 1853, Jeremiah O'Shaughnessy began working at age 17 digging the foundation of what would become the city water works, located just west of Flytown. Working his way up to engineer, he eventually became superintendent of the Columbus City Water Works, dedicating much of his life to the city's water ...
Umbrella Girl, or The Umbrella Girl Fountain, is a 1996 fountain and sculpture in Schiller Park's Grace Highfield Memorial Garden, in Columbus, Ohio's German Village neighborhood, in the United States. [1] The copper fountain and sandstone pool were designed by Joan Wobst and Phil Kientz, respectively. [2]
The Old Beechwold Historic District is a neighborhood and historic district in Clintonville, Columbus, Ohio. The site was listed on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 1985 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1] The district is significant for its architecture, landscape architecture, and community planning.
Here is a look at some of the key dates in the airport's history. ... 1936: Public Works Administration workers built Port Columbus’ east-west runway during the Great Depression.