Canal Winchester in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fenstermaker House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 26, 2024

1. Fenstermaker House Marker

Inscription. This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

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 1870.

Location. 39° 50.655′ N, 82° 48.274′ W. Marker is in Canal Winchester, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is on East Mound Street east of North High Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24 E Mound St, Canal Winchester OH 43110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

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

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Peter Ehrenhart House and Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Wood Family Office (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Zarbaugh-Arnold House (about 300 feet away); Phillip Game House (about 300 feet away); Madison Grange No. 194 and Shop (about 300 feet away); Leckner-Miller House (about 400 feet away); Berry-Shade House (about 500 feet away); Tallman-G. Hathaway-Heffley House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canal Winchester.

Regarding Fenstermaker House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination for the North High Street Historic District, which includes this property:

Other buildings of architectural and historical significance include the Zarbaugh-Arnold House and the Fenstermaker House. … Of similar type, only smaller in size, with a two bay facade, the Fenstermaker House was built c. 1870 as the home of a merchant and his wife, a milliner.

… The Fensternaker House has an imbricated slate roof with projecting eaves and a small gabled dormer on the west side. The house also has header brick segmental arched
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 26, 2024

2. Fenstermaker House Marker
openings with two over two light double hung windows and operable shutters on the gable end window. Later additions include a gable roofed porch on the facade, an exterior block chimney on the east side, and a large frame kitchen, bedroom and bath addition to the rear (c. 1960).

Also see . . . North High Street Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, which was listed in 1989. (Prepared by Kathy Mast Kane; via National Archives) (Submitted on June 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.