Near East Side in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bryden Road Historic District

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 15, 2009

1. Bryden Road Historic District Marker

Inscription. Bryden Road is named after James Bryden, a city councilman and county commissioner who owned 135 acres here in the 1840's. By 1900 Bryden Road was known for its stately homes, canopy of elms, and the electrically lit metal arch at its west entrance. Some of the city's most prominent residents lived here, including Lorenzo English, mayor for five terms, and Joseph Carr, founder and president of the National Football League. The works of artists Alice Schille and George Bellows, Jr., architects Joseph Yost and Florence Kenyon Rector, and writer James Thurber are part of the Bryden Road legacy. The homes remaining today represent a unique inventory of architectural styles: Italianate, Second Empire, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Four Square, Tudor, Romanesque Revival, Chateauesque, Georgian Revival, Craftsman, and Prairie.

July 4, 1993

Erected 1993 by Arts Foundation of Olde Towne, Bryden Road Association, and Community Quest '92 Fund.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics • Sports. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1851.

Location. 39° 57.657′ N, 82° 58.915′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in the Near East Side. Marker is at the

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intersection of Parsons Avenue and Bryden Road / Town Street, on the left when traveling north on Parsons Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus OH 43215, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ohio Institution for Education of the Blind (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kelton House (about 700 feet away); Snowden- Gray House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hannah Neil Mission And Home For The Friendless (approx. ¼ mile away); Elaine Hastings Mason (approx. ¼ mile away); Deaf School Park Topiary Garden: 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Ile de la Grande Jatte' (approx. 0.3 miles away); Deaf School Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wesley Chapel Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 15, 2009

2. Bryden Road Historic District Marker

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 15, 2009

3. Bryden Road Historic District Marker

Looking northwest.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,210 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 18, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.