Posted November 30, 200717 yr Most rowhouses in Columbus, like the city itself, are pretty white-bread. A few are very distinctive, and a few others have names. There's not much of a theme among some of the named ones (Cadillac, Peerless and The Warren are a few that come to mind). But there is one theme, scattered around the North Side (I have not seen any in this category on the South and East sides, but I'll continue looking) that I wanted to share here: Amelia: Harrison West (1st Avenue, I believe) Amelia closeup Laura: Indianola, just south of Hudson Laura closeup Leona: Patterson, at High Leona closeup Mary: Victorian Village, Highland, near 2nd Ave Mary closeup Virginia: Italian Village, 3rd Street, near 3rd Avenue Edna: Long Street, around 18th or so. Not a rowhouse, but in keeping with the theme. I'm told there were several other buildings in the Near East vicinity named for developers wives 90 or 100 years ago. Unnamed, but cool -- 20th Street at Long, a few blocks from Edna Unnamed, but distinctive -- 17th near Bryden Hubbard, east of Neil Tappan Street (if I recollect correctly), west of Neil Highland Street, near 10th -- just south of OSU
November 30, 200717 yr Columbus has hideous rowhouses. Cincinnati definitely excels in that dept but like ColDay said, Columbus dominates in Victorians.
November 30, 200717 yr Columbus probably has the most rowhouses in the Midwest outside of Chicago (due to the sheer size of Chicago) but they can be quite hideous. Columbus has a few nice ones (there is one on the corner of Neil and...something...I forget; it's red/purple brick, curved arches, etc) and I suppose the fun part is to find the good ones lol! Great thread. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 30, 200717 yr I was surprised at the number of rowhouses Columbus has. You're right, though, there are tons of hideous ones. Interesting pics.
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