Westerville in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Temperance Row Historic District
The Anti-Saloon League of America
— Otterbein College —
By Rev. Ronald Irick, April 21, 2016
1. Temperance Row Historic District Marker
Side A
Side A
Here lived the reformers of the Anti-Saloon League of America who led the movement that turned the United States "dry" in 1920 with the 18th Amendment prohibiting the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquor. Moving its headquarters to Westerville in 1909, the League built a publishing house that buried the liquor industry in a 10-year avalanche of books, pamphlets and periodicals that helped win Prohibition and made Westerville the "Dry Capital of the World." Rev. Purley A. Baker (1858-1924), the League's general superintendent, bought 11 acres and erected his rustic home at Park and Grove streets in 1910
Side B
League founder Howard Hyde Russell (1855-1946) built next door,
a house later owned by Ernest H. Cherrington (1877-1950), general
manager and chief of publications. These and four more houses
along Grove Street were dubbed "Temperance Row." The assemblage
of mostly Craftsman-style houses grew during the 1910s into a
park-like enclave of 27 homes and a row house built or occupied
by League leaders and workers. Prohibition ended in 1933 with
repeal of the
By Rev. Ronald Irick, April 21, 2016
2. Temperance Row Historic District Marker
Side B
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Erected 2010 by Westerville Historical Society Rotary Clubs of Westerville The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 113- 25.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Government & Politics.
Location. 40° 7.454′ N, 82° 56.131′ W. Marker is in Westerville, Ohio, in Franklin County. Marker is on South Grove near West Park Street, on the right when traveling south. marker is on the front lawn of the Howard House, on the campus of Otterbein College. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 131 W Park St, Westerville OH 43081, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. In Memory of Benjamin R. Hanby (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Otterbein College (about 700 feet away); The Home of Benjamin R. Hanby (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Hanby, Freedom Crusader (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hanby House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Darling Nelly Gray (approx. 0.2 miles away); Heritage Green Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Benjamin Russell Hanby (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westerville.
By Rev. Ronald Irick, April 21, 2016
3. Temperance Row Historic District Marker
By Rev. Ronald Irick, April 21, 2016
4. Temperance Row Historic District Marker
Roush Hall in the background, across Park Street.
By Rev. Ronald Irick, April 21, 2016
5. Temperance Row Historic District Marker
These markers are located all over the neighborhood. This one is directly across from Otterbein Cemetery.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 23, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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