Join us in the Discovery District for Columbus Landmarks Annual Membership Meeting Thursday, May 23 in the Columbus Metropolitan Library Auditorium beginning at 5 p.m. We are pleased to welcome as featured speaker Donovan Rypkema, principal of PlaceEconomics, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate and economic development consulting firm that specializes in the reuse of historic Read more »
Columbus Landmarks Foundation is partnering with Columbus Public Health to offer free guided tours of Columbus Art Walk sites and districts summer through fall. This special program is made possible, in part, by the Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Join in conversations during these free, hour-long guided Read more »
Columbus Landmarks invites you to another summer season of Walking Tours. Join our expert guides to visit neighborhoods distinctive for their architecture, their beauty and their history. You will be enlightened, intrigued, and just plain glad you came. This summer we will visit the North Market Historic District, Eastgate, Westgate, Hungarian Village and Hanford Village. Tours Read more »
Columbus Landmarks has been awarded a Certified Local Government Grant from the Ohio Historic Preservation Office for the purpose of preparing a National Register of Historic Places historic district nomination for Hanford Village. Incorporated as The Village of Hanford in 1909 and developed in 1946 and marketed to African American veterans, Hanford Village is a Read more »
This year’s City Hop will take place Friday, July 12 and features a fun night in the Brewery District! Evening includes food & drinks at Graystone Winery, McCasky’s Grille & Via Vecchia PLUS Shadowbox Live’s late-night performance. Come see why this nearly 200-year-old downtown neighborhood is once again a hot spot! Sponsor opportunities available now. Tickets Read more »
The African American Landmarks Preservation Initiative was recently awarded a major grant from the Ohio Humanities Council. The OHC grant provides the necessary match for the initial grant from the Richard and Julia Moe Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This project was one of only six awardees of that fund in the Read more »
Columbus Landmarks Foundation is proud to be host to a Community Surveyor, Andrew Neutzling, from the statewide Ohio History Service Corps program. The Ohio History Service Corps engages AmeriCorps members to educate Ohioans on why history is relevant and how it can be used as an effective economic development tool. Andrew inventoried over 150 Read more »
City Hop is ON this evening! Weather is clearing and it’s going to be a great night – see you there! Columbus Landmarks’ City Hop is breaking tradition this year! Instead of a walking tour of downtown condominiums, we are hosting a unique City Hop Progressive Party that will feature three exclusive downtown clubs. Each Read more »
Congratulations to the owners of five Columbus historic properties awarded Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits through the Ohio Department of Development. In total, $35.8 million in Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits was awarded to 18 owners around the state. The projects are expected to leverage more than $237.5 million in private investments. 06.26.12 Columbus Business Read more »
For the first time in Columbus Landmarks Foundation’s 35-year history, we have been welcomed into the Greater Columbus Arts Council’s family of organizations receiving annual Operating Support, with the year-long support commencing this month. Appreciatively, these grants for operations are unrestricted and we couldn’t be more excited about working in partnership with GCAC and all Read more »
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is highlighting Columbus Landmarks’ work in conjunction with the Weinland Park Community Civic Association’s Housing Committee and Habitat for Humanity – Greater Columbus in their online magazine. Our Field Representative’s work in Weinland Park is being showcased along with other Habitat for Humanity projects across the country related to Read more »
