CENTRAL OHIO HISTORIC PRESERVATION NEWS 61 Jefferson Avenue Columbus, OH 43215 The stories include Native ColumbusLandmarks.org Historic Columbus American captivity stories, Taverns Book live bears, German “vine- (614) 221-0227 gar” brewers, Catholic Co-Authored by Masses set against the Trustees backdrop of a tavern, cholera, typhoid, land Congratulations to Tom Betti and speculation and political Doreen Uhas Sauer, Columbus dealings, underground Landmarks Trustees and co-authors tunnels, a scandalous of the recently published Historic divorce and even a bordel- Columbus Landmarks @ColsLandmarks Columbus Taverns – The Capital lo (imagine that). Foundation City’s Most Storied Saloons. Signed copies of Historic Taverns came early to Columbus, Columbus Taverns can be Co-Authors Doreen Uhas Sauer and Tom Betti at their Old House Workshops refreshing settlers and travelers as first Historic Columbus Taverns book signing at the Jury by Nathalie Wright, Field Representative picked up in the Columbus COMING UP far back as the 1790s. Tom and Landmarks office or pur- Room. Photo courtesy of Betty Woods Columbus Landmarks is pleased to conduct Doreen have been leading our popu- chased on any of our tours The book is also availble to down- two hands-on workshops in our own neigh- lar Historic Tavern Tours and have Westin Downtown Walking Tours for $15 or for $20 if shipped. Buy load on Apple I-Tunes, Amazon borhood. Located in the Jefferson Center for documented fascinating stories of online at www.columbusland- Saturday, July 7 10-11:30 a.m. these establishments along with sel- Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook. Learning and the Arts, founded in 1975, this Saturday, Aug. 4 10-11:30 a.m. marks.org or by calling 614-221- dom seen images in this fascinating 0227. National Register listed campus provides book. offices for 23 nonprofit organizations. Our Historic Tavern Tours worksite, 100 Jefferson Avenue, built circa Thursday, July 19 SOLD OUT 1890, will soon be renovated to support a Thursday, Aug. 16 SOLD OUT Summer Tours Celebrate City’s Bicentennial housing development for mentally ill adults. Thursday, Aug. 30 6-9:30 p.m. The historic property will supply the commu- Columbus Landmarks continues its cele- Historic Tavern Tours 1950s Archi-Journey Bus Tour Thursday, Sept. 6 6-9:30 p.m. bration of our city’s Bicentennial and our $25 members/$30 non-members $25 members/$30 non-members nity space, featuring a large eat-in kitchen, Thursday, Sept. 20 6-9:30 p.m. organization’s 35th Anniversary with a The cat is out of the bag! Our July 19 and Archi-Journeys are bus tours that yoga studio, computer lab, and visitors’ full slate of summer tours. Complete August 16 Mystery Historic Tavern Tours explore the history of the city from a sel- salon, for 10 newly constructed residential Neighborhood Walking Tours descriptions and tickets are available have sold out, so we’ve added a date - dom-seen perspective. On Sunday, July units. Hungarian Village online at www.columbuslandmarks.org September 6. This tour highlights three 22 from 1-4 p.m. we will journey through Laura Bidwa puts her skillls to Investigating & Troubleshooting Series Saturday, July 21 10 a.m. to noon or by calling 614-221-4508. very different but complementary estab- the Emergence of the Modern City and work at our March Masonry Repair lishments whose restaurant roots are in focus on development in the 1950s. Sat., July 14; Weds., July 18; Sat., Aug. 4; Harrison West Workshop. Westin Downtown Walking Tours jazz bars, old German taverns, a furni- Weds., Aug. 29; or Thurs., Sept. 20 $5 Sunday, July 29 2-4 p.m. Franklinton Free to hotel guests/$10 for others ture store (and a novelty harness shop- Lit, Lives & Landmarks Columbus Dept. of Health, 240 Parsons Ave. Little Germany, Saturday, July 7 whatever that is), an absolute "first" in $35 members/$40 non-members Saturday, Aug. 11 10 a.m. to noon 10-11:30 a.m. Columbus eating history, sophisticated Friday, July 27, 12:30 -3:30 p.m. This workshop is designed to help home owners identify and resolve common Civic Center maintenance issues. The session will cover tips for examining the roof, the and historic pre-Prohibition cocktails, a The lives of famous Columbus-born and Sunday, Aug. 12 2-4 p.m. Temple on the Hill, Saturday, August 4 mystery disappearance, scads of Columbus-inspired authors, excerpts drainage system, masonry components, and wood components. Important safety 10-11:30 a.m. Lutherans and waves of immigrants, and from the literature they wrote, and the issues, such as lead paint, will also be discussed. 1950s Archi-Journey Bus Tour the National Road-all food for thought local landmarks and scenes that inspired Sunday, July 22 1-4 p.m. Summer Walking Tours NEW! Old House DIY: Break Out the Tools - Plaster Repair Workshop (or drink). them come together on this partnership $10 members/$15 non-members tour hosted by the Ohioana Library and Saturday, July 21st, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lit, Lives & Landmarks Bus Tour Hungarian Village, Saturday, July 21 100 Jefferson Avenue $10 On August 30 & September 20, the Columbus Landmarks. Friday, July 27 12:30-3:30 p.m. 10 a.m. to noon (tour ends at Taste of Original Historic Tavern Tour returns Are there cracks or holes in your plaster walls? The Plaster Repair Workshop, Hungary event) visiting the Gentlemen's Clubs of So You Think You Know Columbus hosted by the Jefferson Center and taught by Campbell Plastering LLC, will cover So You Think You Know Columbus Columbus. Not to be confused with Bus Tour, Part II the technique of plaster repairs. Join us for this new and exciting workshop, Bus Tour Harrison West, Sunday, July 29 today's "gentlemen's clubs," these estab- $25 members/$30 non-members taught by a fifth generation plaster craftsman! 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19 1-4 p.m. lishments serve as architectural markers Part II of a four-part Bicentennial Tour for three eras of drinking, when drinking will be held Sunday, August 19 from 1-4 Old House DIY: Break Out the Tools - Window Repair Workshop Franklinton, Saturday, Aug. 11 Saturday, August 25th, 9:00-1:00 Old House DIY Workshops was, for the most part, limited to male p.m. and features a few carefully-selected 10 a.m. to noon patrons. They include the frontier tavern on and off stops. Participants from the 100 Jefferson Avenue (see schedule at left) of politics, the Victorian establishment of first tour agreed that it was "new to At the Window Repair Workshop, taught by A-Z Window Restoration & The Civic Center & Scioto Mile billiards, and the turn-of-the-century them!" Part II will focus on (but not Centennial Preservation Group, learn the basics of repairing historic windows. INFO/TICKETS: Sunday, August 12 sports world - although all deal with repeat) the hidden side of local land- Participants will work in teams and be provided with all the tools and materials columbuslandmarks.org 2-4 p.m. gaming, political wrangling, and even marks and the seldom-seen treasures of needed to complete the steps involved in window repair. or call 614-221-4508 sporting. neighborhoods. SUMMER 2012 61 JEFFERSON AVE. COLUMBUS, OH 43215 614.221.0227 COLUMBUSLANDMARKS.ORG Cornerstone Back-to-Back Grants Summer 2012 Past, Present and Columbus Landmarks Foundation Columbus’ Oldest Buildings Archive, Part 2 For the first time in Columbus Landmarks advocates for, promotes and Foundation’s 35-year history, we have been wel- preserves Columbus landmarks Future by Doreen Uhas Sauer, comed into the Greater Columbus Arts Council’s and neighborhoods. Past President family of organizations receiving annual From your new President, greetings members Operating Support. Riding on the tails of the Board of Trustees and friends: Columbus Landmarks GCAC announcement, we were also notified of Officers Foundation encouraged the receipt of a grant from the Columbus When I look back most non-profit organizations are facing President Bill Mattes public to help us locate some of Foundation’s Small Grants program to further on the Past of this cut-backs. Kathy's grant writing skills- Past President Doreen Uhas Sauer the oldest buildings in the City develop our fundraising capacity. Thank you to fine organization, carefully honed over the years- have Secretary Cynthia Hunt of Columbus. Columbus both institutions for their generous support! with heartfelt resulted in more grants to the organiza- Dispatch reporter, Jim Weiker, Treasurer Paul Bingle thanks on behalf of tion then at any time in recent memory. had featured the Beers-Baker- Advocacy Carol Merry everyone associated Becky's work to keep us all informed and Zeigler cabin and carried out a Addressing Vacant and Development Cynthia Hunt with Columbus organized and Nathalie' s work in the request as part of his February Education Tom Betti Landmarks field help form a great team that makes Abandoned Buildings Issue story. Finance Kaz Unalan Foundation, I wish us all proud to be members. by Carol Merry, Advocacy Chair Membership Mary Rodgers to thank our former Past-President We promised in the spring issue of Cornerstone to keep you updated on infor- Donna Laidlaw for her years of service. My hope is to continue the good works of The growing catalog of vacant and abandoned Preservation Bruce Dooley mation sent to us about Columbus's oldest buildings. Much of the information Donna, your tireless efforts on behalf of our Past and raise the recognition level buildings is an issue for cities of all sizes, with, Services we received was on buildings that were technically not within the city's limits, our organization will be sorely missed. for Columbus Landmarks by promoting, for example, more than 6,000 identified in but were not the less fascinating. Please keep the information coming. We are Members educating and advocating for the impor- Columbus. With no market for many of the build- keeping a file on everything we receive. Terry Anderson David Binkovitz Our Present has largely been shaped by tance of our built environment. Over the ings and concerns from homeowners about the our immediate Past-President Doreen course of my presidency I hope to gather negative valuation effect of vacant houses on Conrade Hinds George O’Donnel Recently, during a Columbus Landmarks Foundation walking tour of Italian Uhas-Sauer. Through her leadership and Past-Presidents to form an Advisory their own properties, a culture of demolition is Dan O’Harra Jeffrey Porter Village led by Roger Farrell, pictured above, two homes, each dating back to creative educational programming, Group, help the organization update our developing in Ohio as well as around the country. Tony Slanec Jim Turner Doreen has raised the organization to by-laws, and look for ways to enable our well before the Civil War, were mentioned as worthy of more investigation-one Ryan Szymanski Jason Wells within the first block of East First Street just past North High Street, and the new heights, bringing a new level of organization to pay our Executive On May 23, 2012, Columbus Landmarks other in the 800 block of Summit Street. Mark Wagenbrenner membership potential to our door by Director full time so that we can realize Foundation hosted a summit to discuss how the engaging our members and general pub- our full Future potential. preservation community can claim a seat at the Boyd Addlesperger remembered a log cabin with a fireplace made of field Executive Director lic in programs too numerous to men- table on the subject of vacant and abandoned I think I can handle the first two tasks, stone on West Kanawha that was lived in by the Langham family in the 1970s. Kathy Mast Kane tion. For your Past, Present and Future properties. The summit was co-sponsored by but to accomplish the last I will need We are happy to report it is still there but would appreciate more information [email protected] contributions, thank you, Doreen. Preservation Ohio and Heritage Ohio, two state- every member's best effort. if it is available. In addition, others reported that there were very old homes in wide historic preservation organizations, and Our Future, with Becky West, Nathalie and around West Kanawha and in Sharon Township and on Godown Road. Associate Director drew participants from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Wright and Kathy Mast Kane working for Until the next issue, Specific information would be most welcome. Becky West Dayton, Lancaster, Warren, Marion, Delaware our organization, gives all Board [email protected] and Galion, as well as from Columbus and the Members a sense of optimism, while Bill Mattes Tracy Liberatore also reported a private home in Grandview was once the Ohio Historic Preservation Office. Royce Yeater, 1832-1833 Franklin County Poor House, and, of course, there are structures Field Representative recently retired Midwest Director of the National dating to the Kilbourne family and two log cabins which have been moved in Nathalie Wright City Hop Clubs Offer Port in Storm Trust for Historic Preservation and a preserva- from elsewhere to preserve them in Worthington. Within Columbus' city lim- [email protected] by Kathy Mast Kane, Executive Director tion consultant who has written and spoken its, a number of pre-Civil War homes still exist on East Town Street including extensively addressing vacancy and abandon- the Kelton House, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Heritage Museum, and the AmeriCorps Member City Hoppers like Carolyn Merry and Bob more than $237.5 million in private ment through preservation in urban settings, Baldwin Mansion. However, sometimes it is the tiny, often-overlooked cottage Andrew Neutzling Redfield, pictured with me below, investments. moderated the summit. [email protected] deserve special recognition this year for or unsuspecting outbuilding that attracts the notice of someone with a dis- The five are: 620-30 East Broad Street cerning eye. We are curious about three - two in German Village and one off making their way downtown to support Columbus Landmarks Foundation has been (Benjamin Huntington and Andrew South High - and we will continue to keep you updated as we learn more. Columbus Landmarks during the severe actively meeting with government leaders and Denny Rodgers Mansions); Franklinton Whenever possible, we will include them on future So You Think You Know June 29th storm. Guests navigated agencies in Central Ohio to raise awareness of the around fallen trees and debris to the hos- Post Office (Deardurff House); Grant Columbus bus tours. Commons; LeVeque Tower; and Yankee economic development and sustainable results of Greater Columbus pitable havens of the Columbus Club, preservation, and to discuss how our organiza- Arts Council The Athletic Club of Columbus and Trader Building in North Market Historic District. tion can work with them to identify historically the Capital Club. Congratulations to Nominate Your Favorite Now important buildings and landmarks among those Ryan Szymanski, City Hop Chair, and his vacant and abandoned. In addition, Columbus committee on such a lovely and success- Nominations are now open for the 2012 James B. Landmarks Foundation will be working with ful event. Many thanks to our generous Recchie Design & Preservation Awards. neighborhood groups throughout Columbus to sponsors and raffle providers enhancing Nomination forms are available www.columbus- find appropriate solutions, including document- our profit margin for this fundraiser. landmarks.org or by calling 614-221-0227. ing, mothballing, funding restoration, resale, rehabilitation or demolition. Congratulations are also in order for the Deadline to submit is August 3, 2012. Each owners of five Columbus historic proper- year, Columbus Landmarks honors individuals This is a long-term problem and although there ties awarded Ohio Historic and institutions that have made exceptional are no easy solutions, Columbus Landmarks Preservation Tax Credits through the strides in promoting historic preservation and producing quality urban design Foundation will continue to work through its Ohio Department of Development. In in central Ohio. Columbus Landmarks bestows seven awards, including the advocacy committee to bring preservation expert- total, $35.8 million in tax credits were prestigious James B. Recchie Design Award, at its annual Design & ise to the planning table at the city and neighbor- awarded to 18 owners around the state. Preservation Awards Event to be held this year on Thursday, Sept. 27 at hood levels. The projects are expected to leverage last year’s award winner, the Lincoln Theatre featuring a special guest.