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Avondale Elementary School is a historic school building in the Franklinton neighborhood of
Avondale Elementary School was built at a time of significant population growth in Columbus. Following the American Civil War, an influx of new residents led the school board to construct new schools nearly every year. The Avondale school was built from 1892 to 1893, toward the end of popularity for the
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...
. The building was built in the Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after the American architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1838–1886). The revival style incorporates 11th and 12th century southern French, Spanish, and Italian Romanesque ...
style in 1893, having been designed by prolific Columbus architect David Riebel
David Riebel (August 7, 1855 – July 29, 1935) was a German-American architect in Columbus, Ohio. He was the head architect for the Columbus public school district from 1893 to 1922. In 1915, ''The Ohio Architect, Engineer and Builder'' consider ...
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History
Avondale Elementary School was built at a time of significant population growth in Columbus. Following the American Civil War, an influx of new residents led the school board to construct new schools nearly every year. The Avondale school was built from 1892 to 1893, toward the end of popularity for the Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after the American architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1838–1886). The revival style incorporates 11th and 12th century southern French, Spanish, and Italian Romanesque ...
architectural style.
Architecture
The building was designed by prolific Columbus-area architectDavid Riebel
David Riebel (August 7, 1855 – July 29, 1935) was a German-American architect in Columbus, Ohio. He was the head architect for the Columbus public school district from 1893 to 1922. In 1915, ''The Ohio Architect, Engineer and Builder'' consider ...
. Riebel was hired as the first Columbus Public Schools architect in 1893. The building was one of a few, including Medary Avenue Elementary School
Medary Avenue Elementary School is a school building in the Old North Columbus neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The building was constructed in 1892 and was designed by prolific school architect David Riebel.
Attributes
The three-story building h ...
, designed by Riebel before he became the lead architect for Columbus City Schools. It was considered one of the most ornamental and expensive school buildings in Columbus by 1904.
The structure is made of rock-faced limestone and brick. It has elements of the Richardsonian Romanesque style, especially in its roof gables. They are made of brick, with contrasting stone trim in its window arches and frames, as well as in its belt courses and copings.
See also
* Schools in Columbus, OhioReferences
External links
* {{authority control 1893 establishments in Ohio Public elementary schools in Ohio Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Ohio School buildings completed in 1893 Schools in Columbus, Ohio Franklinton (Columbus, Ohio) Columbus City Schools