•»™^"""-"«" WILLIAMS' COLUMBUS DIRECTORY, CITY GUIDE ushtss fUirror. VOLUME I. — 185 0 -' 5 7. COMPILED BY C. S. WILLIAMS, Publisher of the Cincinnati Directory. COLUMBUS: J. H. RILEY & CO., 1856. PREFACE. What is a preface ? The literal signification of this word is— CONTENTS. said before. It is, however, most generally used as the title or heading of an article usually prefixed to a book, but which does not necessarily form or constitute a part of it—to matter which might, often, with equal propriety, be entitled a chapter for Abbreviations 9 Military 40 Alphabetical Arrangement of Names 9 Newspapers and Periodicals 40 buncombe. We intend ours for such. We compile and publish Banks 30 Odd Fellows 38 Benevolent Institutions 36 Ohio Institution for the Education of the) r0 Board of Control State Bank of Ohio 50 Blind j ™ the work, for the benefit of the public—we write the Preface Boundaries of Wards 20 Ohio Institution for the Education of the) r0 Business Mirror 207 Deaf and Dumb i for ourselves. Yet while we profess to publish the Directory Capital Universe 54 Ohio Lunatic Asylum 50 Church Directory 34 Ohio Penitentiary 50 for the public benefit, we have a right, and do expect the citi­ Cincinnati Advertisements 132 Ohio State Board Agriculture 50 City Government 22 Post Office Department 94 zens to support us in the undertaking, if they wish to derive a Columbus Advertisements 56-128 Post Office Directory 104 County Officers 28 Preface 5 benefit from its publication. Our experience, as Directory pub­ Courts 30 Public Halls 54 Fire Department 26 School Department 26 lishers, has shown us that a very large portion of those who use Index to Cincinnati Advertisements 8 Sons of Temperance 38 Index to Columbus Advertisements 7 Starling Medical College 52 and profit by them, are much more willing to participate in the Insurance Agencies 32 State Officers 44 Libraries 38 Street Directory 10 benefits which arise from their publication, than to pay the pub­ Masonic 36 Township Officers 24 lisher for the labor, and expense he is necessarily at in prepar­ ing them. It is time it was otherwise—it must and will be so ! It is true that many citizens, strangers, in a great measure, to the use of such works, do not consequently appreciate them—• many who are not backward in assisting in any thing which they think is at all calculated either to benefit themselves, or the public—as a matter of course we cannot expect the support of such; but we may and do expect they will become better ac­ quainted with their value, as by degrees they acquire the habit of referring to them, their support of them will be sure to follow. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-six, by C S. WILLIAMS, In regard to others, who never pay for anything which they In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of Ohio. can filch from some one else, they may, and many of them will, learn by experience, that it is better to pay for an insertion in and the use of a Directory than to have them both without paying anything. Directories, as they consist almost entirely of cards of address and business—properly termed advertisements—each of which should be paid for as such, by those represented, should derive their support from that source, and not upon the principle of manufacturing and selling a book ; and we, when we receive pay VI. PREFACE. from our subscribers, consider it as in payment for the insertion we give them in it, rather than for the book, intending generally, if the proper information is furnished, to make the insertion of more importance to subscribers, than any card they can have printed, and as thoroughly circulated for the same amount—so that they may with propriety say that in the circulation of the INDEX book they receive their copy gratuitously. The Business Mirror is an important addition to the Directory, as forming a synopsis of the most important part of the Business of the City. This will be sure to be appreciated by those whose COLUMBUS ADVERTISEMENTS. names are to be found in it, and will insure to a considerable ex­ tent the improvement of the work in future issues. The principle characteristic of a mirror is its reflecting power —yet it has no power to reflect the image of those who are too AMBROTYPES. LITHOGRAPHERS. Winchester D. D 90 Rilev J. II. & Co 76 indolent to place themsevles in a proper position, neither does, AUCTIONEER. MACHINE MANUFACTURERS. Kent C W.i 90 Columbus Machine Manufacturing Co.. 92 nor should, our mirror, reflect the business of such as do not BOOK BINDERS. NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS. Capital City Fact Office 62 Capital City Fact 62 take the proper steps by furnishing the means for enlarging and Ohio State Journal Company 70 Coach Makers' Magazine 90 Riley .1. II. &Co 76 Columbus Elevator 130 burnishing the material, consequently the names of subscribers BOOKSELLERS. Der Westbote 60 Burr S. H. & Co 82 Gospel Herald 70 only are inserted. Randall & Aston 84 Ohio Columbian 58 Rilev J. II. & Co , 76 Ohio Cultivator 63 BOOTS AND SHOES. Ohio Journal of Education 74 In the Prospectus which we circulated previous to the com­ Vincent J. S 94 Ohio State Journal 70 BRASS FOUNDERY. Ohio Statesman 72 mencement of this, we stated it as our intention to establish the Potts Wm.B 86 PORK PACKER AND CURER. CABINET MAKERS. Eraser Donald 84 regular issue of a work similar in its character to the present Brotherlin & Halm 80 PRINTERS (Book and Job) Hughes & Beebe 128 Capital City Fact Office 62 volume; it will be continued for the present bi-ennially—annu­ COAL AND COKE. Columbus Elevator Office 130 Champion R. K. & Co '64 Der Westbote 60 ally as soon as the support it receives will warrant it. COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Ohio State Journal Office 70 Bradford G. G. & Co 94 Ohio Statesman Office 72 Of the present issue we have only to say, that we have Fitch II 86 Riley J. II. & Co 76 Frazer Donald 84 PUBLISHERS. endeavored to make it as perfect as possible, tho' it is certainly KentC. W 90 Ohio State Journal Co 70 DRUGS AND MEDICINES. Riley J. H. & Co 76 not as complete and definite as we could wish to have it, in conse­ Roberta G 78 SADDLERY AND COACH HARDWARE. DRY GOODS. Hayden P 82 quence of the prejudices of many, who consider such works Headley & Eberly 94 SAW MANUFACTURERS. ENGRAVERS. Ohlen & Drake 78 superfluous, and take very little pains in giving the necessary Felch & Riches 56 SHINGLE MACHINES. EXPRESS COMPANIES. Howlett & Osgood.. 64 information. This is even the case with some who give their Adams' Express Co 92 STATIONERS. American Express Co 82 BurrS. H. & Co 82 support to them, they do not consider how important it is that FLOUR AND FEED MILLS. Randall & Aston 84 Columbus Mills 88 Riley J. H. & Co 76 the information they give should be correct and definite. HOTELS. STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS Buckeve House 128 Columbus Machine Manufacturing Co.. 92 Exchange Hotel 80 STENCIL CUTTERS, PLATERS AND Our chief design has been to make the Directory as compre­ National Hotel 78 GILDERS. St. Paul's Hotel 80 Bisk v. Louis & Co 88 hensive as possible, and to arrange it so that it may be consulted IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS. STEREOTYPING. Davii's & Swan 84 Ohio State Journal Co 70 without difficulty. How far we have succeeded, we leave for the IRON WORKS. WINES AND LIQUORS. supporters of the work, and the citizens to judge, requesting Columbus Iron Works 82 Ros3 & Jennings 88 their favorable consideration of it, hoping to appear before them with increased facilities for the next issue. ii WILLIAMS' INDEX COLUMBUS CITY DIRECTORY, CINCINNATI ADVERTISEMENTS. FOR 1856-'57. ABBREVIATIONS, Av. stands for avenue. e.j> east public. al alley or allopathic. ec ecclectic. atty attorney. eng engineer. PRINTING PRESS MANUFACTURERS. b between. ex exchange. BOOKSELLERS. Foster J. D. & Co 140 Applegate & Co 152 bar. k bar keeper. h house. Ernst Jacob 140 PUBLISHERS. bds boards. ho homeopathic. Applegate &c Co. •. 152 b. h boarding house. lab laborer. BRITTANIA AND SILECIAN WARE. Ernst Jacob 140 Homan &; Co 148 b. k book or brick. manuf manufactory or manuf'er. CANDLE MOULD MACHINES. REFRIGERATORS. bldr builder. mer merchant. Homan & Co ...148 Schooley John C 146 bldg building. mkr maker. SAFES (Fire Proof.) bo botanic. n. p north public. CANDY MANUFACTURERS. not pub notary public. Stevens J. A. & Co 142 Urban Charles 148 c corner. SCALES. carp carpenter. nr near. CARPENTERS & OILDERS' MOULDINGS. elk clerk. opp opposite. Holmes J. B 144 Bauman John 150 Colville A. B 140 cof. h coffee house. prov provision. COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Fairbanks E. & T 150 com commissioner. 8. p south public. Ti-iiber & Aubery 150 SEAL PRESSES. con " .continuation. w. p west public. ENGRAVER. HallO. F 138 confec confectioner. wh wholesale. HallC. F 138 SELF-SEALING CANS. FIRE WORKS. Wavne J. W 144 Stevens .T. A 142 STATIONERS. ADL GAS COOKING STOVES. Applegate & Co 152 Musgrave H. B 136 Ernst Jacob 140 GROCERS (Wholesale) STEAM ENGINE BUILDERS. Aba Jacob, lab, n s Friend b 3d and High Traber & Aubery 136 Todd James & Co 138 Abbe Daniel, shoemaker, e s 3d b South and S. P. Lane HARDWARE. TEA STORES. Herrman CD 134 Abbe Fred, pottery, w s 4th b Mound and South Wavne.T. W 144 Moore & Chester 152 IRON RAILINGS, &c. TRUNK MAKERS' STOCK.