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Woodlawn in Grove City in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

4052 Broadway

Est. 1872

 
 
4052 Broadway Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 5, 2019
1. 4052 Broadway Marker
Inscription.  

Built by German merchant &
village postmaster Edward
Schirner. Elias White, Civil War
veteran, bought the house
in 1891. Home of Mayor John
Felton (1930s). In 1999 the
GCCVB opened their
first visitors' center here.

[Marker with incorrect info]
Home built by
Elias White
circa 1891


 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceMan-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.
 
Location. 39° 52.896′ N, 83° 5.631′ W. Marker is in Grove City, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Woodlawn. It is on Broadway (U.S. 62) south of Grove City Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4052 Broadway, Grove City OH 43123, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 4038 Broadway (a few steps from this marker); 4057 Broadway (within shouting distance of this marker); Town Center Gazebo (within shouting distance of this marker); "Coming Home 1942" (within shouting distance
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of this marker); Mayor Robert E. Evans Clock and Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Grove City Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 4026-4030 Broadway (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Leslie A. Bostic (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grove City.
 
Also see . . .
1. History of Grove City — Chronology. Southwest Franklin County Historical Society website entry (Submitted on July 1, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. Grove City, Ohio. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 2, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
4052 Broadway and Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 5, 2019
2. 4052 Broadway and Markers
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 435 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 9, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 21, 2026