Property Location
| Location (Address) | 152 E JAMES |
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| County | Columbia |
| City/Village | Columbus |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1852 |
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| Survey Date | 1994 |
| Historic Use | small retail building |
| Architectural Style | Italianate |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments | THIS PROPERTY CONSISTED OF TWO BUILDINGS ORIGINALLY; THE SOUTHERN ONE BELONGED TO JOSEPH ATWOOD, A COOPER, AND THE OTHER TO SAMUEL MCLARITY, A TAILOR. BY 1861 THE BUILDINGS WERE COMBINED AND SERVED FARMERS WHO WERE WAITING TO USE THE GRIST MILL. THE KURTH BREWING CO. BOUGHT THE BUILDING IN 1895 AND LEASED IT TO PEOPLE AS AN OUTLET FOR THEIR BEER UNTIL 1946. THE NAME "FIREMAN'S" WAS FIRST USED IN THE 1930S WHEN HENRY KRENZ, THE FIRE CHIEF, RAN IT. |
| Bibliographic References | COLUMBUS HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE TOURS, COLUMBUS HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION, 1994. Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Columbus Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date | Mar 05, 1992 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 22, 1992 |
| Contributing | Yes |
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