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Taking down a streetcar arch at Broad and Wall streets, 1915. Arches were first used on streets in Columbus in 1888. The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a national veterans organization, held its 22nd annual convention in the city that year, bringing about 250,000 people to the city that had held a population of about 90,000.
The Union Station arch is located in McFerson Commons (sometimes known as Arch Park), where it serves as its central focal point. [1] The site was formerly the eastern edge of the Ohio Penitentiary, which stood there from 1834 to 1997. The Beaux-Arts arch measures 35 ft (11 m) tall, and weighs about 4 short tons (3.6 t). [2]
June 18, 2009 (570 S. Front St. No: 8 #: Bradford Shoe Company Building: Bradford Shoe Company Building: July 22, 1994 (232 Neilston St. No: 9 #: Broad Street Apartments
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The iconic arches of the Short North Italian Village rowhouse Victorian-style homes located along Goodale Park Main article: The Short North The Short North is a neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio centered on the main strip of High Street immediately north of downtown and extending until just south of the Ohio State University campus area.
The arch was moved to a site nearby, landscaped and opened as Arch Park on June 7, 1980. [6] In 1999, the arch moved to its current location. [ 7 ] A set of decorative cherubs and medallions topped each of the ends at the top of the arch; the pieces were removed and placed in storage during the move to McFerson Commons, and have not been ...
The district is significant for its architecture, landscape architecture, and community planning. The houses are of the early 20th century, using stone, brick, and stucco. [2] The land was originally part of a large tract owned by a single family, but in 1902, 75 of those acres were sold to the Columbus Zoological Company.
A poor widow's home (built prior to 1872) had a brick foundation and wood frame construction, and was two stories high. It also had two wood frame outbuildings, each with a foundation. A semi-skilled dockworker's home (built prior to 1852) exhibited a deep foundation and a false facade of commercially manufactured brick. A middle-class ...