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

Lang Stone Yard

1846

— Historic German Village —

Lang Stone Yard Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Moxley-Knapp, December 17, 2025

1. Lang Stone Yard Marker

Inscription.
Brick and stone were used for buildings of all types in German Village. These well-built structures are adaptable to 21st century needs, which support today's sustainability efforts. Matthias Lang was part of this initial movement in the neighborhood. He started his stone company in 1846, and built his brick home a few blocks away.

Lang's stone was used in the construction of the Ohio Statehouse. His main raw material was Columbus limestone, around 400 million years old and heavy with fossils. The company remains in business today, operating at a location just west of German Village, in what is now known as the Brewery District.

[Caption:]
An early view of the M. Lang Stone Yard, stacked with limestone ready for processing into stoops found throughout the neighborhood today

Erected by German Village Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 39° 57.092′ N, 82° 59.553′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in South Columbus. It is at the intersection of South 5th Street and Jackson

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Street, on the right when traveling south on South 5th Street. The marker is mounted on the building which currently houses Kight Studio. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 551 South 5th Street, 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: Historic German Village (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Historic German Village (within shouting distance of this marker); German Village Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Historic German Village (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Historic German Village (about

Photographed by Mark Moxley-Knapp, December 17, 2025

2. Lang Stone Yard Marker

300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frank Fetch Park (about 300 feet away); Circa 1875 (about 300 feet away); Frank Fetch (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Additional commentary.
1. Lang Stone Yard
Lang Stone Yard started operations on this site in 1846. The current structure was built as their office in the early 1900s. The building next door, at 205 Jackson St., was the company warehouse. Matthias Lang built his home nearby, at 229 E. Beck. Source: German Village Stories Behind The Bricks, 2015, by John Clark.

— Submitted December 17, 2025, by Mark Moxley-Knapp of Columbus, Ohio.

View of the building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Moxley-Knapp, December 17, 2025

3. View of the building

Photographed by Mark Moxley-Knapp, December 17, 2025

4. Lang Stone Yard Marker

Broad view from corner.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2025, by Mark Moxley-Knapp of Columbus, Ohio. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 17, 2025, by Mark Moxley-Knapp of Columbus, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.