Mt. Vernon Avenue Commercial Building

Building in Columbus, Ohio

Mt. Vernon Avenue Commercial Building

General information
Architectural style| Romanesque Revival, Georgian
Address| 1533-1537 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates| 39°58′27″N 82°57′41″W﻿ / ﻿39.974062°N 82.961337°W﻿ / 39.974062; -82.961337
Estimated completion| 1900

The Mt. Vernon Avenue Commercial Building is a historic building in the Near East Side area of Columbus, Ohio. The building sits on Mount Vernon Avenue, between the modern-day neighborhoods of Mount Vernon and King-Lincoln Bronzeville.

## Attributes

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The building sits at the southwest corner of Mount Vernon and Taylor avenues. It has elements of multiple architectural styles, including Romanesque arches, and Georgian features including an ornate cornice and parapet and denticulated upper windows.[1]

## History

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The structure dates to 1900. It was built as a boarding house for women. In the 1920s, it became the offices of the Accurate Measure Oil Co. It later served as a barbershop and drug store, and held a laundromat from 1962 to 1981. In the 1970s, it also held Lucy's Restaurant. Its most recent use was to hold the gallery of Ohio State University art professor Pheoris West. In 2016, the structure was sold[1] to the nonprofit organization Partners Achieving Community Transformation (PACT). The site was subsequently listed as one of Columbus's most endangered historic sites, in the 2016 listing by Columbus Landmarks.[2][3][4] Later that year, PACT hosted a community event to ascertain the community's desire to renovate or demolish the building and the Pilgrim Elementary School building. The attendees argued toward preserving the historic buildings where possible.[5]

## Further reading

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* "1533 Mt. Vernon Avenue - The Corner of Taylor and Mt. Vernon Avenues". Dornberg House, Stories of Woodland Park. December 3, 2011.
* "1533 Mt. Vernon Avenue, 1537 Mt. Vernon Avenue". Dornberg House, Stories of Woodland Park.

## References

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1. ^ a b "8. Mt. Vernon Ave. Commercial Building (1900)". Columbus Landmarks. February 6, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
2. ^ "2016 Endangered Buildings". Columbus Landmarks. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
3. ^ Keener, Madeline (July 6, 2017). "The 2017 10 Most Endangered Buildings In Columbus". Columbus Navigator. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
4. ^ Evans, Walker (May 12, 2016). "The List: 13 Most Endangered Buildings in Columbus". Columbus Underground. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
5. ^ Evans, Walker (November 17, 2016). "Redevelopment Planned for Two Near East Side Sites". Columbus Underground. Retrieved June 1, 2023.