{"nrhp_refnum":"80002998","name":"German Village (Boundary Increase)","other_names":["See Also:German Village"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Briggs between E. Beck and Sycamore, S. Ninth between E. Blenkner and Sycamore.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.949755270000054,"lon":-82.9866204180042,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"An 11-acre boundary increase to the German Village historic district in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, adjoining the northeast corner of the existing district. It is a mainly residential area of about 88 structures, nearly all built before 1900.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the area is architecturally significant as a representation of a 19th century German working class neighborhood. It is also significant for its historical associations with the adjoining German Village to the west, and its scale, materials, design, setback, lot size and brick streets are compatible with the original district.","narrative":"This 11-acre area lies against the northeast corner of German Village in Columbus and adds about 88 mostly residential buildings to the district. Early houses from the 1840s to 1860s are one-and-a-half-story brick on limestone foundations with slate gable roofs. Larger two-story brick homes followed in the 1860s and 1870s, and two-story frame houses date from 1880 to 1900. Buildings sit close to the street on narrow lots, and brick streets and sidewalks survive in places. The northern part was platted in 1848 as James Bryden's 2nd Addition, and the southern part as the Franklin County Infirmary Addition in 1884. The nomination presents the area as a representation of a 19th century German working class neighborhood, reflecting the building styles and spatial patterns of German settlers who arrived in large numbers after the 1830s. Many buildings have been rehabilitated, a process that began locally in the late 1950s. The area was added because its architecture matches the existing district.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good to excellent condition overall, with many buildings rehabilitated and portions of the brick streets and sidewalks intact; the area is occupied and residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.877081-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80002998.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002998/628b22f2a9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002998/628b22f2a9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Columbusite","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GVcommercial.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbusite</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GVcommercial.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988426","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Village","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1420834"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/german-village-boundary-increase-80002998/"}