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Olde Towne East

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Barons, bankers, and industrialists have made their home in this neighborhood since the 1830s. Olde Towne East is one of the city's largest historic neighborhoods, and over 50 architectural styles can be found here. Today, all kinds of people live in Olde Towne East, and its many charms include beautiful homes, impressive churches, and nearby Franklin Park Conservatory.

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Historic Houses of Columbus
Columbus has a great collection of historic homes. As a kid, I was always fascinated by taking walks in various neighborhoods and checking out all the old homes. Here's some of the great homes--some...

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Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum, 682 E Broad St.
The building was completed November 10, 1839, and burned on November 18, 1868.
Main St. & Neil Ave. streetcars #720 and #702 hauling railfans in 1948.
East side businesses: Cloyce T. Jones Gas Station, at 650 E Main St and Jays Jewelers, at 641 E Main St. Cross street is Parsons Ave.
Hannah Neil Home for Children, 727 E Main St in 1933
Hannah Neil Mission Home was organized May 8, 1866 and opened in the Neville Mansion on Main Street in April, 1868. The first attempt to help homeless children opened in a temporary home on Maple...
C.H.L. Schuette Residence in 1897
This beautiful home, situated at No. 62 Wilson Avenue, is the property of Mr. C.H.L. Schuette, President of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio and adjacent states. The foundation is of Sunbury...
Front parlor of the Henry S. Hallwood family home, 776 Franklin Ave. in 1925
The beautiful home of Attorney Howard and Mrs. Gillard, 80 North Seventeenth Street in 1920
Frisbie Residence, 750 E Broad St. in 1897
The residence of Mary L. Frisbie. This house eventually became the Schumacher Mansion. It was razed in 1961.
Home of Andrew Dobbie, 691 E Broad St, in 1888.
He was a Columbus dry goods executive 1862-1919.
Rodebaugh Sanitarium, 71 Winner Ave in 1911.
Rodebaugh Sanitarium operated from 1908 to 1921. Later the building became the Dr. Earl E. Gaver Sanitarium, the Columbus Convalescent Home and finally the Isabelle Ridgeway Home for the Aged. Built...
B'Nai Israel Temple, 925 Bryden Rd
Temple Israel #2 held groundbreaking ceremonies July 19, 1903 and was dedicated Jul 4, 1904.