The August 2024 Homes of History Event
Homes of History is a month-long
celebration of our city’s century-old, diverse and fine quality architecture.
* There are approximately 370 century homes in Upper Arlington!
* Century homes are found throughout Upper Arlington, including north of Lane Avenue outside of UA’s Historic District.
* Approximately 270 homeowners have participated in our Homes of History event.
* Signs indicate homes built by 1924 and retaining much of their original front exterior facade.
* If you think your home qualifies and you have not been contacted, email us at info@uahistory.org.
* Map and more fun facts below:
where can i find the 100 year-old homes?
Over 250 signs will be out in August marking the participating UA historic homes. Approximately 60% of participating homeowners granted permission to display their addresses as shown in this interactive map link and denoted below. Physical maps will be available by August 1st at all our UA Libraries, South of Lane, Storyline Bookstore, Littleton’s and Cover to Cover Bookstore on the Mallway. Be sure to stop by to see Cover to Cover’s window display celebrating architecture!
Link to the interactive map here. More signs may be out on the streets listed in bold and on these additional streets:
Asbury Rd, Avalon Rd, Barrington Rd, Beverly Rd, Clairmont Rd, Clifton Rd, Eastcleft Rd, Guilford Rd, Kensington Dr, Lane Rd, Lanercost Way, Lear Rd, Leeds Rd, Lytham Ct, McCoy Rd, Middlesex Rd, Riverside Dr, Sherwin Rd, Southway Dr, Tewksbury Rd, Vassar Pl, Welsford Rd, Wickford Rd.
Thank you to the City of Upper Arlington for developing this interactive map!
Featured Homes:
Andover Road - 1628, 1635, 1652, 1706, 1753, 1765, 1773, 1785, 1793, 1806, 1814, 1845, 2527
Arlington Avenue - 1640, 1650, 1715, 1740, 1755, 1811, 1838, 1846, 1847, 1922, 1931, 1950, 1960, 1975, 1991, 2012, 2217
Bedford Road - 1710, 1776, 1789, 1812, 1818, 1893, 1934, 1961
Cambridge Boulevard - 1634, 1635, 1645, 1670, 1725, 1745, 1755, 1760, 1771, 1816, 1860, 1930, 1988
Cardiff Road - 1594
Chatfield Road - 1996
Collingswood Road - 2028
Concord Road - 1925, 1937, 1946, 1953, 1960, 1971, 2020
Coventry Road - 1791, 1805, 1810, 1812, 1819, 1956, 2039
Edgemont Road - 1826, 1892, 1920, 1925, 1939, 1950, 1978
Essex Road - 1582, 1659, 1711
Fairfax Road - 2041, 2069, 2076
Fishinger Road - 2459
Hove Road - 1846
Kenny Road - 4055
King Avenue - 1875
Lower Chelsea Road - 2090
N Devon Road - 1800, 1815, 1830, 1835, 1882, 1900, 1908, 1915, 1963
North Star Road - 2495
Reed Road - 3984
Roxbury Road - 1655, 1751, 1814, 1824
S Parkway Drive - 2125
Stanford Road - 1872, 1882, 1922, 2071
Tremont Road - 1852, 1865, 1889, 1890, 1904, 1912, 1918, 1944, 2000, 2012, 2025, 2040, 2088, 2320, 2489
Upper Chelsea Road - 1763, 1800, 1826
W Chelsea Road - 1944, 1949
W Fifth Avenue - 1938
Waltham Road - 1945, 1989
Westover Road - 2063
Yorkshire Road - 2078
Zollinger Road - 2056, 2602, 2628
what was happening here in 1924?
In 1924, Upper Arlington’s boundaries were roughly Northam Road to Fifth Avenue, North Star Road to Tremont / Riverside Drive. In this annexation-by-decade map designed by the City of Upper Arlington, all of the gray and orange areas were considered UA. No one had officially lived in UA more than 10 years, and the majority of land we know today as “UA” was Perry Township. Learn more about life in our community one hundred years ago. Thanks to First Community Church for publishing the local newspaper in 1924 and making a majority of this research possible!
Sales ads were critical to convincing potential buyers to live in this new concept of a “suburb.” This ad tells us 300 families are living in Upper Arlington as of February 1924, this after ten years of development work on the community. (Feb. 29, 1924)
Other ads promoted the latest in household appliances, including this efficient washing machine. (May 2, 1924)
Of course, new gadgets require new learning, as this article reminds folks to not run their cars with the garage door closed. (Jan 25, 1924)
Upper Arlington’s extensive and gently curving streets must have been tempting for drivers to see what their car could do. Just like today, the police were ready to nab speeders. (Oct. 3, 1924)
The announcement of the opening of Upper Arlington’s first permanent school building, known today as Jones Middle School. Originally grades 1-6 occupied the building. (Mar. 14, 1924). See more about the history of early schooling in UA.
The UA Golf Club was set on forty acres between Lower Chelsea Road, Dublin Road, Upper Chelsea Road, and the Miller Park drainage ditch. It was open from 1922 - mid-1930s. (May 23, 1924)
Upper Arlington hosted its second Fourth of July celebration. A spark from a torch accidentally set off two-thirds of the fireworks display prior to the arranged time, making for a much smaller event in the evening. (July 11, 1924)
The UA Civic League, a precursor to today’s Civic Association, was busy encouraging community spirit for the holidays. (Dec 12, 1924)
Adults used the schools as the location of community social events, with dancing being a main activity. (Dec 5, 1924)
Meanwhile, in southern Perry Township, north of UA’s 1924 border (roughly Northam Road) to today’s Henderson Road, these “farming families” had other concerns as hunting season approached. (Columbus Dispatch, Nov. 14, 1924)
GUIDE TO COMMON ARCHITECTURAL STYLES FOUND IN UA’S HISTORIC DISTRICT
Since Upper Arlington was originally founded in the southern part of our city, the majority of our century-old homes are found in our Historic District. The District is nationally recognized for its outstanding and numerous examples of Twentieth Century Revival architectural styles. Page through this excerpt from a 1992 publication of the Upper Arlington Historical Society to learn about the background and characteristics that comprise these distinctive house styles.
What’s a hipped roof or quoin? Here’s your glossary for those intricate details within the architecture.
