{"nrhp_refnum":"87001146","name":"Old Beechwold Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by W. Jeffrey Pl., N. High, River Park Dr., and Olentangy Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.06044560250004,"lon":-83.02337669556125,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-09-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Landscape Architecture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A planned early twentieth-century suburban residential district of about 75 wooded acres between North High Street and the Olentangy River in northern Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, developed from 1906 onward on the former Jeffrey estate.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is significant for architecture, landscape architecture and community planning. It holds a fine collection of early twentieth-century revival style houses in stone, brick and stucco, and it combines a landscape plan with the existing natural terrain. When platted in 1915 it lay farther from downtown Columbus than any contemporary development, made workable by streetcar and automobile access.","narrative":"Old Beechwold is a planned suburban neighborhood of roughly 75 wooded acres between North High Street and the Olentangy River in northern Columbus. Narrow curving streets without curbs or sidewalks wind past stone, brick and stucco houses, a small stone bridge and a ravine kept as parkland. The land was once a zoo-park venture, then the estate of Joseph A. Jeffrey, founder of the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, who built the first houses in 1906. In 1914 it passed to developer Charles H. Johnson, who hired landscape architect William Pitkin, Jr. to lay out the plat in 1915. The houses reflect English Cottage, Tudor Revival, Georgian and Dutch Colonial styles, designed by several local firms. The district was listed for its architecture, landscape architecture and community planning. Its remote location, more than eight miles from downtown, became practical through streetcar service and the growing use of automobiles. The district counts 155 contributing and 34 non-contributing resources.","period_of_significance":"1906-1942","architect_builder":"Various; landscape architect William Pitkin, Jr. laid out the plat; firms include Marriot & Allen, Petit & Oman, Glass & Austin, Miller & Reeves, A.W. Paine, Thursday Benham and Wooster Bard Field","architectural_style":"Early 20th century revival styles: English Cottage, Tudor Revival, Georgian and Dutch Colonial, with some Craftsman and Spanish influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent and good; occupied, mainly private residences, with a ravine park. 155 contributing and 34 non-contributing resources.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.206916-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/87001146.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001146/12abc00c67-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001146/12abc00c67-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"AlphaChiBuckeye","credit_html":"AlphaChiBuckeye, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Photo_JD_Healy_Old_Beechwold_Historic_9213.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988477","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Beechwold_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49534904"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/old-beechwold-historic-district-87001146/"}