South Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hurryville

1961

Photographed by Joel Seewald, October 13, 2019

1. Hurryville Marker

Inscription.
Also known as "Hurry's Corner," this cluster of renovated homes at the intersection of East Beck Street and South Grant Avenue was named for Bob Hurry, a Texas geophysicist who arrived in German Village in 1961. Seeing its potential, he bought a run-down house at 328 E. Beck St. for $3,000 and made it his home. He then renovated a half-dozen nearby houses and into the 1980s helped other owners with advice and guidance.

Hurry was one of the "pioneers" of the Columbus gay community. The gay community has been an important component of German Village life for decades, contributing to its renown as Columbus' original "gayborhood."

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Image caption: A view looking southwest at Bob Hurry's first house prior to rehabilitation.

Erected by German Village Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1961.

Location. 39° 57.035′ N, 82° 59.355′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in South Columbus.

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It is at the intersection of East Beck Street and South Grant Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Beck Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 328 East Beck Street, Columbus OH 43206, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley.

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: Dispatch Newspaper Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); The Brothers' House (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic German Village (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Historic German Village (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Historic German Village (about 600 feet away); Frank Fetch (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frank Fetch Park

Photographed by Joel Seewald, October 13, 2019

2. Hurryville Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Historic German Village (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Also see . . . Back Page Renovation Historic Hurry Haus. Article in a 1983 The German Village News about one of Bob Hurry's renovation projects and an article from 1973 by Bob Hurry on "Restoring Roofs." (Submitted on October 28, 2019, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)

Additional keywords. LGBT, LGBTQ

328 East Beck Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, October 13, 2019

3. 328 East Beck Street

View of the house and yard from South Grant Avenue.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2019, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 28, 2019, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.