Columbus_Register_of_Historic_Properties

Columbus Register of Historic Properties

Columbus Register of Historic Properties

Local list of historic sites in Columbus, Ohio

The Columbus Register of Historic Properties is a register for historic buildings and other sites in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The register is maintained by the City of Columbus Historic Resources Commission and Historic Preservation Office, and was established in 1980.[1] Many of these landmarks are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places, providing federal tax support for preservation, and some are further designated National Historic Landmarks, providing additional federal oversight.

The Columbus Register includes 82 entries, including 54 on the National Register. Two of the city's three National Historic Landmarks are on the register: the Ohio Statehouse and Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker House, but not the Ohio Theatre. The city also maintains four historic districts not listed on its register: German Village, Italian Village, Victorian Village, and the Brewery District.[2]

Attributes

Criteria

Interactive map of the register's properties and districts

The Columbus Register of Historic Properties is the City of Columbus's official list of significant buildings, sites, and districts. Its entries must be at least 40 years old, and meet at least one of the following instances:[3]

  • Have a design or style with historical, architectural, or cultural significance to the city, state, or country
  • Be closely and publicly identified with a person of historical, architectural, or cultural significance to the city, state, or country
  • Be a significant work of an architect, engineer, landscape architect, or builder, whose works have influenced the city, state, or nation
  • Demonstrate workmanship in design, detail, or material uses
  • Be closely and publicly identified with event(s) of historical, architectural, or cultural significance to the city, state, or country

Agencies

The Columbus Historic Preservation Office, part of the Department of Development, helps owners preserve their buildings, answering questions and guiding applicants through the Certificate of Appropriateness process. The office reviews the applications before adding them to the Historic Resources Commission agenda. The office is also responsible for general preservation planning.[3]

The Historic Resources Commission is a committee appointed by the mayor for three-year terms, without compensation, meeting once per month. The board generally consists of architects, lawyers, historic preservation professionals, realtors, contractors, business owners, and historic property owners. The committee preserves and improves the sites on the register, promotes historic preservation, encourages reinvestment in historic buildings, studies problems and needs in furthering preservation, and reviews rezoning, special permit, and variance requests, making recommendations for approval.[3]

Effects

Listing on the Columbus Register protects properties and neighborhoods from changes to an area's historic or architectural nature. Owners are offered restoration advice from the staff of the Columbus Historic Preservation Office and the Historic Resources Commission.[3]

Any site listed on the register is not required to undergo specific changes or improvements, though any exterior work requires a Certificates of Appropriateness from the Columbus Historic Preservation Office. When owners propose zoning changes, variants, or request special permits, the Historic Resources Commission reviews the proposal and makes a recommendation before passing it onto the zoning board or city council.[3]

List of historic properties

For consistency, the list below uses the name used on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties.[4][5]

More information Roster number, Listing name ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Jordan, Jenice (November 10, 1985). "Preservation". The Columbus Dispatch. p. 120. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "City of Columbus Historic Districts" (PDF). City of Columbus Department of Development. November 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Columbus Register of Historic Properties Architectural Guidelines". City of Columbus Historic Preservation Office. September 2, 1998. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Columbus Register of Historic Places: Individual Listings & Historic Districts" (PDF). Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  5. [5]
    "GIS Open Data Columbus, OH".
  6. [6]
    "Register of Historic Properties". ColumbusOhioGIS. GEOhio. October 2, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Public Notice: Columbus Register of Historic Places". The City Bulletin. July 30, 1991. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
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