Italian Village in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Berry Brothers Bolt Works
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 26, 2024
1. Berry Brothers Bolt Works Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 39° 58.834′ N, 82° 59.68′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Italian Village. It is at the intersection of East 1st Avenue and Waldron Street, on the left when traveling east on East 1st Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 350 E 1st Ave, Columbus OH 43201, 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Father Rocco Petrarca (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chiesa Italiana u San Giovanni Battista (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chiesa Italiana di San Giovanni Battista (approx. 0.3 miles away); Reverend Father Alexander Cestelli / Chiesta Italiana di San Giovanni Battista (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Makers Monument (approx. half a mile away); The Fireproof Building (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
Other markers no longer nearby. Union Station (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed); Thurber (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed); Arch City (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed); Elijah Pierce (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed); The Short North (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed); Short North Murals (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed); Emerson Burkhart (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been permanently removed); Circus (was approx. 0.6
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 26, 2024
2. Berry Brothers Bolt Works Marker
The marker is on the south end of the building.
Regarding Berry Brothers Bolt Works. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The Berry Brothers Bolt Works is significant as an excellent example of a late 19th century manufacturing facility, with its original architectural character and industrial processes intact. One of two bolt factories established to supply the buggy manufacturers and machine shops of late 19th century Columbus, Berry Brothers is the only such facility in the city to survive. The facility continues to manufacture bolts today [1988] using its original equipment, providing a significant representation of industrial development in Columbus during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Built in 1888, with significant expansions in 1900 and 1910, the factory is a classic example of turn-of-the-century industrial architecture.
Drawn to Columbus by the demand created by the carriage industry, Richard Berry entered into a contract with Columbus Bolt Works tomanufacture nuts which could be marketed with their bolts. Only one year later, Berry brought his two brothers to Columbus from Cleveland, erected a building near the Columbus Bolt Works (no longer standing), and installed five new machines for the manufacture of nuts.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 26, 20243. Berry Brothers Bolt WorksView of west side of the former bolt factory.
In 1888, Berry Brothers constructed the present building on the north side of Columbus and, for the first time, began to produce nuts and bolts Independently of Columbus Bolt Works.
The former manufacturing facility has since been renovated into offices.
Also see . . . Berry Brothers Bolt Works (PDF). National Register nomination for the former factory, which was listed in 1988. (Prepared by Judy Williams, Benjamin D. Rickey & Co.; via National Archives) (Submitted on June 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 755 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
