Near Northside Historic District

Northwest of downtown Columbus, this neighborhood of about 70 square blocks grew between 1870 and 1920 on former farmland belonging to the Neil, Hubbard and Starr families, whose names survive on local streets. Development centered on Goodale Park, Neil Avenue and the Dennison Park Addition, which includes landscaped circles and the Vermont Place ellipse. Most buildings are single or multiple family homes, with churches, schools and a few small commercial buildings mixed in. Styles include Italianate, Second Empire, Eastlake, Queen Anne and Richardsonian Romanesque, typically in brick or stone with turrets, corbelled chimneys and stained glass. Notable buildings include the Peter Sells House, designed by Frank Packard for a circus owner, Hubbard Avenue School and Everett Junior High School. The area was recognized for its consistent scale, materials and proportions, and for surviving as a well-preserved nineteenth century urban neighborhood, despite some modern apartment intrusions near Ohio State University.