Columbus Register of Historic Properties


The Columbus Register of Historic Properties is a register for historic buildings and other sites in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The register is maintained by the City of Columbus Historic Resources Commission and Historic Preservation Office, and was established in 1980. Many of these landmarks are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places, providing federal tax support for preservation, and some are further designated National Historic Landmarks, providing additional federal oversight.
The Columbus Register includes 82 entries, including 54 on the National Register. Two of the city's three National Historic Landmarks are on the register: the Ohio Statehouse and Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker House, but not the Ohio Theatre. The city also maintains four historic districts not listed on its register: German Village, Italian Village, Victorian Village, and the Brewery District.

Attributes

Criteria

The Columbus Register of Historic Properties is the City of Columbus's official list of significant buildings, sites, and districts. Its entries must be at least 40 years old, and meet at least one of the following instances:
  • Have a design or style with historical, architectural, or cultural significance to the city, state, or country
  • Be closely and publicly identified with a person of historical, architectural, or cultural significance to the city, state, or country
  • Be a significant work of an architect, engineer, landscape architect, or builder, whose works have influenced the city, state, or nation
  • Demonstrate workmanship in design, detail, or material uses
  • Be closely and publicly identified with event of historical, architectural, or cultural significance to the city, state, or country

    Agencies

The Columbus Historic Preservation Office, part of the Department of Development, helps owners preserve their buildings, answering questions and guiding applicants through the Certificate of Appropriateness process. The office reviews the applications before adding them to the Historic Resources Commission agenda. The office is also responsible for general preservation planning.
The Historic Resources Commission is a committee appointed by the mayor for three-year terms, without compensation, meeting once per month. The board generally consists of architects, lawyers, historic preservation professionals, realtors, contractors, business owners, and historic property owners. The committee preserves and improves the sites on the register, promotes historic preservation, encourages reinvestment in historic buildings, studies problems and needs in furthering preservation, and reviews rezoning, special permit, and variance requests, making recommendations for approval.

Effects

Listing on the Columbus Register protects properties and neighborhoods from changes to an area's historic or architectural nature. Owners are offered restoration advice from the staff of the Columbus Historic Preservation Office and the Historic Resources Commission.
Any site listed on the register is not required to undergo specific changes or improvements, though any exterior work requires a Certificates of Appropriateness from the Columbus Historic Preservation Office. When owners propose zoning changes, variants, or request special permits, the Historic Resources Commission reviews the proposal and makes a recommendation before passing it onto the zoning board or city council.

List of historic properties

For consistency, the list below uses the name used on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties.
Roster numberListing nameImageAddressOrdinance numberDate listedNRHP-listedDate listedNotes
CR-1Krumm Residence975-979 S. High Street220–82February 8, 1982Yes, September 30, 1982
CR-2Old State Arsenal 139 W. Main Street221–82February 8, 1982Yes, July 18, 1974Now known as the Cultural Arts Center
CR-3Federal Post Office & Courthouse 121 E. State Street 694–82April 12, 1982Yes, April 11, 1973
CR-4First Congregational Church 444 E. Broad Street846–82May 10, 1982Yes, November 29, 2021
CR-5Central Presbyterian Church 132 S. Third Street1005–82June 7, 1982Yes, January 11, 1983Now known as Second Presbyterian Church
CR-6Trinity Episcopal Church 125 E. Broad Street1081–82June 14, 1982Yes, November 13, 1976
CR-7St. Joseph Cathedral 212 E. Broad Street1082–82June 14, 1982NoN/A
CR-8Weisheimer House286 W. Weisheimer Road1083–82June 14, 1982NoN/A
CR-9LeVeque Tower 50 W. Broad Street1293–82July 12, 1982Yes, March 21, 1975Formerly known as the American Insurance Union Citadel
CR-10Southern Hotel & Theatre 310 S. High Street1294–82July 12, 1982Yes, October 2, 1982
CR-11East Town Street Historic District Bounded by Oak, Grant, Lester and Cherry1837–82October 4, 1982Yes, boundaries differ, July 30, 1976
CR-12First Avenue School 929 Harrison Avenue9-83January 10, 1983NoN/A
CR-13Ohio Statehouse 1 Capitol Square2143–82November 15, 1982Yes, July 31, 1972
CR-14James Thurber House 77 Jefferson Avenue10–83January 10, 1983Yes, November 8, 1979
CR-15Schlee-Kemmler Building 326 S. High Street7-83January 10, 1983Yes, December 2, 1982
CR-16Macon Hotel366 N. Twentieth Street8-83January 10, 1983NoN/A
CR-17Orton Memorial Laboratory 1445 Summit Street634–83April 4, 1983Yes, November 25, 1983
CR-18Pythian Temple & James Pythian Theater 861-867 Mt. Vernon Avenue635–83April 4, 1983Yes, November 25, 1983Now known as the King Arts Complex
CR-19Engine House #16 260 N. 4th Street884–83May 9, 1983Yes, May 11, 1995Now known as the Central Ohio Fire Museum
CR-20Joseph Henderson House 5055 Dierker Road883–83May 9, 1983NoN/A
CR-21North Market Historic District N. High, Goodale, Park and N. Front Sts, and the railroad1630–83September 19, 1983Yes, boundaries the same, December 30, 1982
CR-22Scioto River Bridge Group W. Broad, W. Town and W. Main Sts1883–83October 10, 1983NoN/AAll three bridges have been demolished and replaced
CR-23Jefferson Avenue Historic Group Jefferson Ave between Avon Ct and Almond Alley2308–83December 12, 1983Yes, boundaries differ, December 2, 1982
CR-24Dr. Lewis M. Early Residence 108-110 N. 20th Street & 1047 E. Long Street29–84January 23, 1984NoN/A
CR-25White Castle Restaurant2725 N. High Street405–84March 19, 1984NoN/A
CR-26H.A. Higgins Building 129 E. Nationwide Blvd.531–84April 2, 1984Yes, August 27, 1979Also known as the Flatiron Building
CR-27Indianola Middle School 420 E. 19th Avenue775–84May 14, 1984Yes, June 30, 1980
CR-28Rickenbacker Boyhood Home 1334 E. Livingston Avenue776–84May 14, 1984Yes, May 11, 1976Also known as the Captain Edward V. or Eddie Rickenbacker House
CR-29W.H. Jones Mansion 731 E. Broad Street777-84May 14, 1984Yes, October 2, 1978
CR-30Broad-Brunson Place Condominiums1790-1798 E. Broad St., 8-44 Brunson Ave., 1795-1801 E. Long St.1299–84July 30, 1984NoN/A
CR-31Avery Pontiac Building1199-1207 Franklin Avenue1846–84October 22, 1984NoN/A
CR-32Ohio Institute for the Education of the Deaf & Dumb 400 E. Town Street2119–84November 19, 1984Yes, October 25, 1984
CR-33Indianola Elementary School 140 E. 16th Avenue2156–84December 10, 1984NoN/ANow the Graham Expeditionary Middle School
CR-34Felton School 920 Leonard Avenue16–85January 21, 1985Yes, May 31, 1984Demolished
CR-35Columbia Larrimer Building 161-167 N. High Street15–85January 21, 1985Yes, August 12, 1983
CR-36Valley Dale Ballroom1590 Sunbury Road500–85March 19, 1985Yes, December 17, 1982
CR-37Broad Street United Methodist Church 501 E. Broad Street1187–85June 18, 1985Yes, November 26, 1980
CR-38Old Beechwold Historic District Rathbone Ave, N. High St, Baumont, and the Olentangy River1550–85August 1, 1985Yes, boundaries the same, September 22, 1987
CR-39Iuka Ravine Historic DistrictWaldeck, E. Lane, Northwood, Summit, 19th Ave and 20th Ave1551–85August 1, 1985Yes, boundaries differ, May 8, 1986
CR-40Harrison House and Sullivant Land Office 570 W. Broad Street1552–85August 1, 1985Yes, , December 15, 1972
CR-41Old Oaks Historic District Will, Mooberry, Kimball and Branger2324–86September 23, 1986NoN/A
CR-42Hamilton Park Historic District Bounded by E. Long St, N. Garfield Ave, Avon Ct, and I-703079–86January 29, 1987Yes, boundaries the same, July 28, 1983
CR-43Indianola Forest Historic District Pearl St, north side of E. Lane Ave, Summit St, Indianola and E. Frambes Aves3080–86January 29, 1987NoN/A
CR-44Bryden Road District Bryden Rd between Parsons Ave and the railroad1968–87March 20, 1990Yes, within Columbus Near East Side NR District, May 19, 1978
CR-45Northwood Park Historic DistrictE. Northwood and E. Oakwood Aves, between N. High St and Indianola Ave90–89February 8, 1989NoN/A
CR-46New Indianola Historic District 4th St, north side of Chittenden, railroad, Rant Ave and 6th Ave2344–87December 8, 1987Yes, boundaries the same, April 30, 1985
CR-47South High Commercial Historic District S. High St, E. Main St, Pearl and E. Mound St2343–87December 8, 1987Yes, boundaries the same, December 29, 1983
CR-4821st & E. Broad Historic Group E. Broad west of 21st St527–88March 15, 1988Yes, within E. Broad St. Multiple Resources NR District,
CR-4918th & E. Broad Historic District E. Broad St at 18th St528–88March 15, 1988Yes, within E. Broad St. Multiple Resources NR District,
CR-50Central High School 75 S. Washington Blvd.1451–91July 5, 1991Yes, March 7, 1985
CR-51Seneca Hotel 361 E. Broad Street2085–91October 1, 1991Yes, December 29, 1983
CR-52Engine House #7 27 Euclid Avenue2313–94November 8, 1994NoN/A
CR-53Ohio Moline Plow Bldg. 343 N. Front Street3062–97December 16, 1997Yes, June 10, 1999
CR-54North High School 100 Arcadia Avenue2173–00October 23, 2000Yes, July 2, 1987
CR-55Northmoor Engine House / Station #19 3601 N. High Street2033–2003September 24, 2003NoN/A
CR-56Deardurff House / Franklinton P.O. 72 S. Gift Street1446–01September 18, 2001Yes, March 20, 1973
CR-57Southwood Elementary School 1500 S. Fourth Street0937–02June 25, 2002NoN/A
CR-58Richard Berry Jr. House324 E. North Broadway312–2006February 7, 2006Yes, July 27, 2005
CR-59Barrett Middle School 345 E. Deshler Avenue1695–2006September 25, 2006Yes, November 1, 2015
CR-60St. Mark's Masonic Temple No. 7 of the Prince Hall Free & Accepted Masons988 E. Long Street542–2009March 31, 2009NoN/A
CR-61Reeb Avenue Elementary School 280 E. Reeb Avenue1798–2013July 22, 2013NoN/A
CR-62Citizens Savings & Trust Company / The Ohio National Bank 51 N. High Street2191–2013September 23, 2013NoN/ANow known as The Citizens
CR-631379 N. High Street Apartment Building 1379 N. High Street2192–2013September 23, 2013NoN/A
CR-64The Hamlet 138-166 E. Fifth Avenue / 1193-1195 Hamlet Street2193–2013September 23, 2013Yes, February 23, 2015
CR-65United States Carriage Company 309-319 S. Fourth Street2236–2014September 29, 2014Yes, June 8, 2015
CR-66Jeffrey Manufacturing Company Office Building 224 E. 1st Avenue2260–2015September 21, 2015Yes, April 12, 2001
CR-67Old Airport Terminal 4920 E. 5th Avenue2261–2015September 21, 2015Yes, July 26, 1979
CR-68Lubal Manufacturing & Distributing Company 373-375 W. Rich Street2262–2015September 21, 2015Yes, July 19, 2016
CR-69Gale House Condominiums 136 N. Grant Avenue / 360 E. Long Street2263–2015September 21, 2015NoN/A
CR-70Columbus Dispatch Building 34 S. Third Street3108–2016December 12, 2016NoN/A
CR-71McClure-Nesbitt Motor Company 1505 E. Main Street1494–2017July 12, 2017NoN/A
CR-72Gilbert Hamilton House290 Cliffside Drive1733–2018July 9, 2018Yes, December 16, 1992
CR-73E.O. Snyder Grocer1223 E. Main Street0965–2018April 2, 2018NoN/A
CR-74The Clifton1233 E. Main Street0966–2018April 2, 2018NoN/A
CR-75Dan's Drive-In 1881 S. High Street1734–2018July 9, 2018NoN/A
CR-76The Standard Building174 E. Long Street0702–2019March 18, 2019Yes, #100004597October 28, 2019
CR-77Winder's Motor Sales Co. Building182 E. Long Street0703-2019March 18, 2019Yes, #100004542October 18, 2019
CR-78Baptist General Association Headquarters 48 Parkwood Avenue1936-2019July 31, 2019Yes, #100005845December 3, 2020
CR-79Market-Mohawk Center250 E. Town Street0669-2020April 23, 2020Yes, #100005454August 24, 2020
CR-80Ford Motor Company - Columbus Assembly Plant 427 Cleveland Avenue0508-2021March 11, 2021Yes, #100006229March 15, 2021
CR-81West High School 120 S. Central Avenue0371-2022February 14, 2022Yes, #100008068N/A-
CR-82Nagy Brothers Shoe Repair1725 Parsons Avenue2271-2022September 19, 2022NoN/A