George Bellows (January 2, 1829March 23, 1913) was an American architect and builder, and a Franklin County Commissioner. A resident of
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 ...
, he was the father of prolific painter
George Bellows
George Wesley Bellows (August 12 or August 19, 1882 – January 8, 1925) was an American realism, American realist painting, painter, known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City. He became, according to the Columbus Museum of Art ...
. He is buried in
Green Lawn Cemetery.
Bellows was born on
Long Island
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...
in New York in 1829. In 1849, he traveled toward California to join the
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California fro ...
, though he stopped in Columbus en-route and never relocated. He became an architect and building contractor in Columbus.
Works
Bellow's works included:
''As architect''
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Chittenden Hotel
The Chittenden Hotel was a hotel building in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The hotel, located at Spring and High streets, was in three succeeding buildings. The first was built in 1889; the second in 1892; and the third in 1895.
The Chittenden was cr ...
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Ohio Institution for the Deaf and Dumb (main building)
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St. Francis Hospital (assistant)
''As builder''
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Bellows School
The Bellows School, also known as the Bellows Avenue Elementary School, is a historic school building in the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The building was constructed for the Columbus Public School District in 1905, designed by loc ...
* First AME Zion Church, 873 Bryden Road
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Franklin County Courthouse (1887–1974)
The 1887 Franklin County Courthouse was the second permanent courthouse of Franklin County, Ohio. The building, located in the county seat of Columbus, stood from 1887 to 1974. It replaced a smaller courthouse on the site, extant from 1840 to c. ...
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Franklin County Jail
''As architect and builder''
* Bellows family home, 144 S. Monroe Avenue (1903)
See also
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Architecture of Columbus, Ohio
The architecture of Columbus, Ohio is represented by numerous notable architects' works, individually notable buildings, and a wide range of styles. Yost & Packard, the most prolific architects for much of the city's history, gave the city much ...
References
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1829 births
1913 deaths
Architects from Columbus, Ohio
Burials at Green Lawn Cemetery (Columbus, Ohio)