{"nrhp_refnum":"97001241","name":"Glen Echo Historic District","other_names":["Glen Echo Parcels","Indianola Park View Addition","Indianola Par"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Glen Echo Ravine, Big Four RR tracks, Indianola Ave., and Hudson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.016887980000064,"lon":-82.99958624033077,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-10-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture","Landscape Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A planned early twentieth century residential subdivision of about 47 acres in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, platted in 1909 and annexed to the city in 1910. It was laid out around the wooded Glen Echo ravine by the Columbus Real Estate and Improvement Co.","why_significant":"The form describes a cohesive working and middle class streetcar-era neighborhood whose curvilinear street plan, landscaped ellipses, stone details and park were shaped by the ravine. It diverges from Columbus' usual street grid and retains many houses in Craftsman, Shingle, Tudor Revival and Colonial Revival styles, built mostly between 1910 and 1923.","narrative":"Glen Echo is a planned residential neighborhood of about 47 acres on Columbus' north side, platted in 1909 and annexed to the city in 1910. A single firm, the Columbus Real Estate and Improvement Co., acquired, platted and marketed the land. Most building took place between 1910 and 1923, though contributing houses continued to appear until 1943. The wooded Glen Echo ravine shaped the layout. Curving streets and alleys, three landscaped ellipses, a cul-de-sac and cut limestone curbs depart from the city's grid. Stone stanchions serve as light posts and street markers. A 3.9-acre city park, dedicated in 1912, forms the northern edge, spanned by the 1914 Indianola Avenue Bridge. The district holds 390 contributing buildings, including 218 single, 45 double and 5 multi-family dwellings plus 173 garages. Styles include Craftsman, Shingle, Tudor Revival and Colonial Revival, with bungalows and Four-Squares. Deed restrictions set minimum values and setbacks, giving the streets a consistent character.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and early 20th century American Movements: Craftsman; Late Victorian: Shingle Style; Tudor Revival; Colonial Revival; also Gable End House, Dormer-front Bungalow, American Four-Square, Side Gabled House, Gabled Ell variation","criteria":[],"status_note":"The district continues as a working and middle class residential neighborhood. Glen Echo Park is minimally improved, with some early stone walls and light stanchions restored by the city.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.216361-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/97001241.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97001241/def38545f6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97001241/def38545f6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Salvatione at en.wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glenechohome.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Salvatione at en.wikipedia</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glenechohome.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988573","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Echo_(Columbus,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5567708"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/glen-echo-historic-district-97001241/"}