Bexley’s rapidly developing Main Street commercial corridor welcomes residents and visitors to the historic Drexel Theatre, wide-ranging dining options, art venues, and unique shopping destinations....
Located just south of the central business district, the Brewery District has a history stretching nearly 200 years. It is bounded by Interstate 70 on the north, Pearl Street on the east, Greenlawn...
The community of Clintonville developed as the center of Clinton Township (named for the U.S. Vice President George Clinton), part of the land grants given to Continental Army soldiers in lieu of...
Sometimes home is just home and my neighborhood is a neighborhood called Columbus. Named in honor of Christopher Columbus, Ohio’s capital city was founded on February 14, 1812, on the "High Banks...
Columbus’s historical roots are firmly planted in Franklinton, Central Ohio’s first settlement, and the downtown area, the seat of state government. It’s the story of determined pioneers, devastating...
Dublin dates back to 1802 and began to flourish by 1810 when John Sells brought his family to the Ohio. John Shields, Sells’s partner, named the village after his birthplace of Dublin, Ireland. In...
Columbus's historical roots are firmly planted in Franklinton, Central Ohio's first settlement, and the downtown area, the seat of state government. It's the story of determined pioneers, devastating...
Known as the “Herb Capital of Ohio,” Gahanna was founded along the Big Walnut Creek in 1849; the name Gahanna is derived from a Native American word for three creeks joining into one and is the...
In 1796, Congress appropriated the Refugee Lands for individuals who had supported the Colonial cause in the American Revolution. By 1802, an American Revolution veteran named John McGowan claimed...
In 1842, the present Grandview Heights area was divided into 12 plots, with county roads situated at the locations of Dublin Road, Olentangy River Road, and Fifth Avenue. The first school was...
Grove City is a self-made community created from humble pioneer origins. As the nineteenth century began, the area where Grove City sits today was a wilderness filled with oak, beech, maple, walnut,...
In 1846, an argument smoldered between Jacob B. Wert and William H. Rarey. Four years previously, Wert had laid out Wert's Grove, and Rarey had laid out Rarey's Port, with only a section line...
Harrison West belongs to the cluster of historic districts on the Near Northside that also includes Grandview and Victorian Village. The neighborhood was first established in the late nineteenth...
Geographically, the Hilliard area is between Big Darby Creek on the west and the Scioto River on the east. Originally called Hilliard's Station, the town grew around the railroad route of the Piqua...
The Hilltop was originally known as Sullivant's Hill and was slowly sold to other owners by the Sullivant family who had originally settled there after family patriarch Lucas Sullivant was given the...
The Italian Village area was one of Columbus' first suburbs, annexed to the city of Columbus in 1862.
Once the cultural and commercial heart of Columbus for African Americans, this neighborhood is poised for rebirth. The restoration of the King Lincoln Theatre was one of the most anticipated projects...
Linden is in the northeastern part of Columbus. It extends south to north from 8th Avenue to Ward Road and west to east from Conrail tracks to Joyce Avenue/Westerville Road. The neighborhood is...
Merion Village is a diverse historic neighborhood located just south of German Village along High Street and Parsons Avenue. First settled by Nathaniel Merion in 1809, the area was built into the...
A pedestrian-friendly village square anchored by a library, restaurants, shops and offices, with signature distinctive white horse fences, the Village of New Albany was founded in 1837. The village...
Just east of I-71 along Morse Road within the I-270 outerbelt, Northland best known to Columbus residents as home to the now-defunct Northland Mall (open from 1964 to 2003) and Northland High School...
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...
Reynoldsburg's Tomato Festival is the hallmark event of the summer. Held each year in September, the festival celebrates Reynoldsburg's place in history as the "Birthplace of the tomato." The...
The story of one of the city's most vibrant and exciting neighborhoods includes the tale of the arches, the rise—and abrupt fall—of Union Station, an incredible reunion of Civil War soldiers, the...
Town meets gown in this urban area encompassing the neighborhoods around The Ohio State University. The Old North was the first neighborhood here, and a series of remarkable transformations has seen...
The City of Upper Arlington was incorporated in 1918 and has grown into a primarily residential community of approximately 34,000 residents. The city is located on relatively high ground located...
Victorian Village, which runs along Neil Avenue south of The Ohio State University and northwest of downtown Columbus, is one of central Ohio's cores of fine residential architecture. The area is...
Featuring more than 40 parks, a community recreation center, 23 miles of leisure paths, museums, parks, galleries, Historic Uptown District, and Otterbein College, Westerville was founded through the...
In the nineteenth century, Robert Brotherton of White Hall, England obtained a 156-acre plot of land, located between Alum Creek and Big Walnut Creek. A portion of the property became the site of Ye...
The city was founded in 1803 by the Scioto Company led by James Kilbourne, who was later elected to the United States House of Representatives, and was named in honor of Thomas Worthington, future...
