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

Historic German Village

Circa 1888

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 26, 2024

1. Historic German Village Marker

Inscription. C. Frederick Glock established this subdivision in 1882 and built the Italianate Vernacular home. His son Albert O. Glock, used the home as a rental. In 1888, the first recorded resident was August L. Messier, a machinist. In 1890, David A. Ebinger, President of D.A. Ebinger Sanitary Manufacturing Company, which made toilets and other sanitary fixtures, purchased the home for four thousand five hundred dollars. Ebinger lived in the home with his spouse Elizabeth, their four children, and a servant. David and Elizabeth Ebinger resided in the home until their deaths in 1931. Their daughter Henrietta Ebinger Perrin took ownership of the home and used it as a rental 1934 to 1944.

Erected by German Village Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. 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° 56.575′ N, 82° 59.715′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in German Village. It is on City Park Avenue south of Reinhard Avenue,

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on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 947 City Park Ave, 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: Grace's Garden (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Historic German Village (about 300 feet away); Schiller Park (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Historic German Village (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Historic German Village (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Historic German Village (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Historic German Village (about 400 feet away); a different

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 26, 2024

2. Historic German Village Marker

Marker is on the edge of the courtyard wall (left).

marker also named Historic German Village (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Also see . . . German Village Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which includes this property and was listed in 1974. (Prepared by Gretchen Klimoski, Ohio Historical Society; via National Archives) (Submitted on June 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.