Near East Side in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
C.E. Morris House
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 26, 2024
1. C.E. Morris House Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.
Location. 39° 57.884′ N, 82° 58.624′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in the Near East Side. It is at the intersection of East Broad Street (U.S. 62) and South Douglass Street, on the right when traveling east on East Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 875 E Broad St, Columbus OH 43205, 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: Erwin W. Schueller House (within shouting distance of this marker); Linus B. Kauffman House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lincoln Theatre (approx. Ό mile away); Second Baptist Church / James P. Poindexter (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Offices (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bryden Road Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Offices (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Near East Side (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
Regarding C.E. Morris House.
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Built in 1897 as the home of Charles E. Morris, owner of Morris Ironworks, prominent real estate attorney and president of the Hotel Lincoln Co. 875 E. Broad St. is no exception. The building displays distinct characteristics of the Queen Anne style in its irregular massing, corner turret, tall stepped chimneys and overall textured masonry appearance through use of stone trim, cut stone lintels and sills and richly carved stone column capitals, brackets and pilaster bases and capitals. The Queen Anne style was a predominant residential style along E. Broad St. between the late 1880s and early 1900s.
The Morris' lived in the house from 1897 until 1924. The house was later rented out for rooms and most recently has been used as a commercial space
Also see . . . C.E. Morris House (PDF). Ohio Historic Inventory form for the house, which was listed in the National Register as part of the East Broad Street Multiple Resource Area in 1986. (via National Archives) (Submitted on June 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 26, 2024
2. C.E. Morris House Marker
Marker is to the left of the front door.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 26, 2024
3. C.E. Morris House
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 384 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
