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Grandview

On October 31, 2004 and November 7, 2004, we took a walking tour of my childhood neighborhood here in Columbus, OH. It's officially called Grandview Heights. Growing up there, I never thought too much about the houses, but coming back now I see that it has some extraordinary examples of early 20th century Craftsman and bungalow style houses. I even visited my childhood home, though it's nothing at all like it was when I was a kid. It's disappointing, sometimes, but things do change.

Just a note: I have rehosted all these photos to Flickr.

448K. This is a great example of the bungalow style. Well-maintained and appearing to be mostly original and/or authentic, I consider this one of the best examples in the collection. The garage, on the other hand, could have been done better .... I'm sure the original garage matched the house.

246K. My apologies for the fuzziness. I may go back some day and rephotograph this house. It's a prime example of Craftsman bungalow, probably from the mid 1910's. Note the tapered porch columns and the dark wood siding above the brick. Very nice!

595K. Here is another Craftsman style bungalow. They must have purchased the lot next door to make this property larger. At today's prices, it's worth a fortune.

285K. Note the brick work on either side of the glassed-in front porch. This bungalow style is eminently worthy of inclusion, in my most humble opinion.

371K. In a neighborhood of mostly Craftsman bungalows, this was a good, late Victorian-style house. It's hard to say, but it could have been done before the turn of the century.

255K. Another view of the brick Victorian, from the side. This house has been well kept and/or restored.

415K. Really fine bungalow. Has many earmarks of houses built in the 1910's. Note the exposed rafters and corbels under the eaves. These were less common in the 1920's and beyond.

371K. It's hard to tell, but this house has more Victorian elements than later Craftsman elements. Note the chimneys and flared siding at the base of the second floor. The enclosed side porch and garage were obviously add-ons.

278K. This house shows characteristics of both the Victorian and post-1900 styles. It reminds me of the early Sears Modern Homes in many ways.

205K. This may be the best example of the Craftsman bungalow style in the whole neighborhood. I only wish I had better photographs of it to show you. Note the exposed rafters, tapered porch columns, low roof pitch and ample second story dormers.

275K. A second view of the bungalow. At least this house has a garage that matches. The windows along this side show some modernization, though I forgive them for that.

322K. Here is a very colorful, obviously remodeled bungalow. That said, it is a very good example.

395K. When I was young, I knew the people who owned this house, and I have been inside. Not only is it huge, but the woodwork was amazing.

There are several more photos, but I need to stop now. I will come back when I have more time. Oh, and Columbus has more than one neighborhood containing Victorian houses. The area known as Victorian Village once was a prestigious neighborhood, then was allowed to dwindle into rentals and relative poverty. It has been reborn and coming back for the past 10 years, or so, but sadly not all of the remodeling efforts are worthy of being called "Victorian". Call them: "ignorant new money". On the other hand, I've visited a couple of other areas that seem to have been maintained more or less original (as much as that is possible). In time, I will post pictures of some of those houses.

That's all I need. Time.