Third Avenue and North High Historic District
Why it's listed
Along North High Street in Columbus's Short North area, this district gathers 33 buildings between East First and East Fourth Avenues, 24 of them contributing. Most are two- to three-story brick buildings from 1900 to 1920, with shops on the ground floor and apartments or offices above. The group includes a row of about 1905 commercial buildings with matching polychromatic brickwork, the Italianate Dennison Hall fraternal building from around 1890, the Craftsman-style Hubbard Apartments, a reinforced concrete warehouse with terra-cotta facing, a Neoclassical branch library, a Gothic Revival Methodist church built in 1922, and early auto dealerships and garages. Commercial growth came late because large residences and slow subdivision limited development before 1900; streetcar electrification and later automobile and truck transport then shaped the area. The district was recognized for its architecture and for illustrating these two phases of commercial development between 1890 and 1940.
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| Period of significance | 1890-1940 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Italianate; Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements (including Colonial Revival, Jacobethian Revival, Neo Classical Revival, Craftsman, Late Gothic Revival) |
| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture |
| Acreage | 8 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Third Avenue and North High Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.