East Town Street Historic District

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East Town Street Historic District
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Contributing buildings
East Town Street Historic District
Interactive map of the district's CRHP boundaries among other CRHP sites
Location Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates 39°57′36″N82°59′12″W / 39.96001°N 82.98666°W / 39.96001; -82.98666 (a)
NRHP reference No. 76001425 [1]
CRHP No.CR-11
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1976
Designated CRHPOctober 4, 1982

The East Town Street Historic District is a historic district in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 1982; the district boundaries differ between the two entries. [1] [2]

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The Snowden-Gray House, a High Victorian-style two-and-a-half-story mansion with a cupola, built in 1852, is salient in the district. It was the Kappa Kappa Gamma National Headquarters from 1952 to 2018. [3] It housed the Heritage Museum, displaying the history of the organization. The building now serves as an event space. [4]

The Kelton House Museum and Garden is a historic house museum in the district.

Houses on the 300 block

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Park Service . Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  3. Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 440. ISBN   9781878592705.
  4. "Heritage Museum". Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Downtown Historic Resources". City of Columbus. June 1985. Retrieved March 18, 2023.