The Columbus Historical Society (CHS) is the
historical society for
Columbus, Ohio, chronicling
the city's history. The society office and museum building is located in the
Franklinton neighborhood. In 2020, the Columbus Historical Society aims to raise funds to purchase
Engine House No. 6 for its first permanent home.
Attributes
The historical society building has gallery spaces, and holds numerous local history and art exhibits each year. One of these, in 2016, displayed the history of Poindexter Village, the city's first public housing project.
Properties:
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Gen. William Henry Harrison Headquarters
The General William Henry Harrison Headquarters is a historic building in the East Franklinton (Columbus, Ohio), Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and the Columbus Registe ...
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Sullivant Land Office
History
The Columbus Historical Society was founded in 1990.
The historical society was once located on Jefferson Avenue in
Downtown Columbus. It moved to a 2,400-square-foot space in the museum
COSI
Cosi, COSI or CoSi may refer to:
* '' Così'', a 1992 play by Louis Nowra
** ''Cosi'' (film), 1996, based on the play
* Così (restaurant), an American fast-casual restaurant chain
* Compton Spectrometer and Imager, or COSI, a NASA telescope to ...
in Franklinton in 2012. In 2017, it moved to its own building at 717 West Town St., also in Franklinton. The society considers the neighborhood an appropriate place, given that it was the first non-native settlement in Central Ohio, and is located around numerous historic and cultural sites. In December 2020, it was reported that the society had been working to open its first permanent headquarters in a nearby former fire station,
Engine House No. 6. Originally planned to be occupied by CHS and Heritage Ohio, the historical society began an attempt to purchase the building on its own in July 2020.
The society is one of several working to restore the
Old Port Columbus Terminal building, the original terminal and airport control tower for what is now known as
John Glenn Columbus International Airport
John Glenn Columbus International Airport is an international airport located east of downtown Columbus, Ohio. Formerly known as Port Columbus International Airport, it is managed by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which also ove ...
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See also
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Ohio History Connection
Ohio History Connection, formerly The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and Ohio Historical Society, is a nonprofit organization incorporated in 1885. Headquartered at the Ohio History Center in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio History Connect ...
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Columbus Landmarks
The Columbus Landmarks Foundation, known as Columbus Landmarks, is a nonprofit historic preservation organization in Columbus, Ohio. The foundation is best-known for its list of endangered sites in the city and its annual design award, given to ...
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List of museums in Columbus, Ohio
References
External links
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{{Midwestern U.S. historical societies
Museums in Columbus, Ohio
History museums in Ohio
Franklinton (Columbus, Ohio)
Historical society museums in Ohio
Libraries in Ohio
Historical societies in Ohio