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 »

Our popular Historic Tavern Tours are offered throughout the year. Tour themes vary but each tour features three different taverns. There is time at each tavern for enjoying the atmosphere, drinks & a bite before you board a shuttle and head to the next stop. A shuttle will transport you from stop to stop,  returning  Read more »

Columbus Landmarks is offering a series of educational and technical workshops for the owners of old houses. Attend our affordable workshops to learn how to identify common maintenance problems and how to make repairs yourself. This spring, attend one of our Old House DIY Investigating and Troubleshooting Workshops. Then, in summer, break out the tools at one of  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 »

Celebrate Columbus Landmarks’ 35th Anniversary at our Annual Membership Meeting Thursday, May 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the offices of Bricker & Eckler, the historic and James B. Recchie Design Award-winning Old, Old Post Office. Tours of the building and the neighboring Central Presbyterian Church building will be available. Thursday,  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 »

Roll up your sleeves and help with spring clean-up day at Green Lawn Abbey Saturday, May 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Columbus Landmarks Foundation joins forces with Green Lawn Abbey Preservation Association for their annual spring clean-up. Green Lawn Abbey, located at 700 Greenlawn Ave., is a grand structure built in 1927 by  Read more »

Ohio’s Historic Preservation Community Addresses Vacant and Abandoned Buildings Problem Columbus Landmarks Foundation hosted historic preservation representatives from around the state at a May 23, 2012, summit to discuss growing concerns over maintaining the integrity of historically important neighborhoods and buildings with the reality of demolition plans for vacant and abandoned buildings. The May 23,  Read more »