The land was originally part of a large tract owned by a single family, but in 1902, 75 of those acres were sold to the Columbus Zoological Company. The company established one of the first zoos in Columbus, known as "The Zoo", that failed after only five months, opening in May and closing in November of 1905. In 1906, Joseph A. Jeffrey acquired the land, and created a suburban estate named "Beechwalde". He built the two oldest houses in the district.[2] The former monkey house can still be seen on the property of 150 West Beechwold Boulevard where it is used as a barn. The zoo's original brick entrance can also be seen on North High Street at Beechwold Road.[3][4]
beechwold, historic, district, neighborhood, historic, district, clintonville, columbus, ohio, site, listed, columbus, register, historic, properties, 1985, national, register, historic, places, 1987, district, significant, architecture, landscape, architectur. The Old Beechwold Historic District is a neighborhood and historic district in Clintonville Columbus Ohio The site was listed on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 1985 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 1 The district is significant for its architecture landscape architecture and community planning The houses are of the early 20th century using stone brick and stucco 2 Old Beechwold Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtColumbus Register of Historic PropertiesContributing bridgeInteractive map highlighting the district among other historic sitesLocationBounded by Rathbone Ave N High St Beaumont Rd and the Olentangy River Columbus OhioCoordinates40 03 37 N 83 01 24 W 40 060278 N 83 023333 W 40 060278 83 023333 a NRHP reference No 87001146 1 CRHP No CR 38Significant datesAdded to NRHPSeptember 22 1987Designated CRHPAugust 1 1985The land was originally part of a large tract owned by a single family but in 1902 75 of those acres were sold to the Columbus Zoological Company The company established one of the first zoos in Columbus known as The Zoo that failed after only five months opening in May and closing in November of 1905 In 1906 Joseph A Jeffrey acquired the land and created a suburban estate named Beechwalde He built the two oldest houses in the district 2 The former monkey house can still be seen on the property of 150 West Beechwold Boulevard where it is used as a barn The zoo s original brick entrance can also be seen on North High Street at Beechwold Road 3 4 Contributing house in the districtSee also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Columbus OhioReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 a b National Register of Historic Places Registration Form National Park Service Retrieved June 27 2020 From Evolution to Extinction An Early Zoo in Columbus PDF clintonvillehistory com Shirley Hyatt Retrieved November 23 2011 The Columbus Zoo clintonville com Clintonville Online Retrieved November 23 2011 External links edit nbsp Media related to Old Beechwold Historic District at Wikimedia Commons This article about a property in Franklin County Ohio on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Columbus Ohio related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Old Beechwold Historic District amp oldid 1170772057, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
