The Dix Street-Warner Street Historic District is located on the far west side of the city of Columbus. It contains Columbus’ most significant and concentrated collection of single family, post-World War II residences. The 26 residences are situated on both a small hill at the south end of the district that is one of the highest points on the west side of the city (the 900 blocks of Warner Street, Dix Street, and S. Charles Street) or else they are located on the east side of the 400-800 blocks of Dix Street. The houses located in the 400-800 block of Dix Street occupy flat land and they face west onto what was still open farmland during the period of significance. Consequently, whether built on the hilltop itself or along Dix Street, all of the district’s houses originally possessed open views of the surrounding countryside to the west or else into the city itself to the east, and these houses were designed to take advantage of these views.

The earliest house in the district is a fine example of the Colonial Revival style, built in 1941. The district contains one later example of the Colonial Revival Style as well, but all of its other houses are either excellent examples of the Ranch Style, there being 16 examples of this style in the district, or else they illustrate various aspects of the Modern Movement Styles, there being two examples of the Split-Level Style, one example of the Wrightian Style, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed E. Clarke & Julia Arnold house located at 954 Dix Street, and five examples of the Contemporary Style.

These houses were designed for a clientele that was made up largely of Columbus’ professional and business elite. Their houses are especially notable for illustrating the range of design choices that were available to them between 1951, when the first post-World War II house in the district was built, and 1970, when the last house in the district was completed.

The houses in this district are private residences, please respect the privacy of the occupants.