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Engine House No. 5 (Columbus, Ohio)
Engine House No. 5 is a former Columbus Division of Fire, Columbus Fire Department station in the German Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The building was constructed in 1894, designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by John Flynn. The station was decommissioned in 1968. From 1974 to 2002, the space was used for a restaurant and bar, also known as Engine House No. 5. In 2004, the building was converted for office use, and today is the Columbus branch of Big Red Rooster, a marketing company. The station is one of two remaining Columbus fire stations designed by Flynn, and one of seven 1890s fire stations remaining in the city. It is a contributing part of the German Village, German Village Historic District, listed as a Columbus city historic district in 1960 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Attributes The firehouse was designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by John Flynn. It primarily utilizes brick and stone, with a heavy rusti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Village
German Village is a historic neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, just south of the city's downtown. It was settled in the early-to-mid-19th century by a large number of German immigrants, who at one time comprised as much as a third of the city's entire population. It became a city historic district in 1960 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, becoming the list's largest privately funded preservation district, and in 2007, was made a Preserve America Community by the White House. In 1980, its boundaries increased, and today it is one of the world's premier historic restorations. History Early In 1796, Congress appropriated the Refugee Lands for Canadian province individuals who had supported the Colonial cause in the American Revolution. By 1802, an American Revolution veteran named John McGowan claimed , most of what would become the German Village. As German immigrants arrived, McGowan sold tracts of land to them. By 1814, a settlement had grown up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
