East Broad Street Historic District

East Broad Street in Columbus developed as a fashionable avenue on the city's east side, and this district preserves much of that history. It holds 66 contributing buildings, among them large single-family houses with carriage houses, apartment buildings, East High School, Temple Tifereth Israel, and a 1928-31 Tudor Revival service station. Styles range from the 1856 Italianate Baker-Taylor House to the 1936-37 Art Deco Royal York Apartments, though most buildings are turn-of-the-century period revival designs. A plank road built in 1852, annexation in the 1870s, the park across the street, and a streetcar line encouraged growth. Prominent business leaders built many of the houses, and the former Governor's Residence of 1904 served as the official residence from 1919 to 1954. In the 1920s and 1930s, luxury apartment buildings and the automobile changed the street. Brick, stone, ornamentation and large landscaped lots give the district a cohesive appearance, and its 12 non-contributing elements are scattered.