Historic North Broadway Homes
The historic home at 150 North Broadway was built in 1920. In 1951, the house transferred to the Ohio Department of Public Works where it served as the home of the Ohio Penitentiary Warden. Rumor has it that the Warden would use prisoners to tend the yard and serve food when guests visited. Sometimes, the prisoners would even stay the night, so the basement was outfitted with a jail cell. However, if that was the case, the cell was removed when the house was sold in 1976.
The house at 205 was designed by Walter Petit and Galen Oman who also designed homes in other parts of Clintonville and, much of the Indian Springs area. A graduate of OSU, Oman established a scholarship program for aspiring architects. And, Petit is considered to be one of the founders of modern architecture.
215 East North Broadway was built in 1896. Known as the Dickey House, the Queen Anne-style home is named for its first owner Clayton Dickey and his family who are listed as Clinton Township residents on the 1900 census. The superintendent of Clinton, Sharon and Perry township schools, Dickey later organized the Columbus Oil Cloth Company. The Dickey House also had a higher calling as one of its rooms was also used for services of St. James Episcopal Church. Today, the original stick and ball Victorian porch has been removed but, the current owners hope to restore it.
The Queen Anne-style home at 242 North Broadway has been restored by current owner Gary Means. This historic house was the second home built by the original developers, and it was featured in the subdivision’s early advertising. The home’s first owner of record was Addie Montgomery who purchased the property and home for $10,000. In 1902, the home was purchased by Winfield Scott, son of OSU President William Henry Scott, who also lived in Clintonville on High Street just north of North Broadway, but his home did not survive.
Location
150 E. North Broadway, Columbus, Ohio, 43202
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