Localism: Columbus's Clintonville

CENTRAL OHIO MARKET REPORT NOVEMBER 2008

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:04:05 -0600

632 homes and condos sold in November 2008 in Franklin and Delaware county.

The average list price was $166,848 while the average sold price was $154,588. Days on market was 96.

This compares to 1223 units sold in November 2007. the average list price was $181.097 while the average sold price was $173,962. Days on market was 101

So , the number of units sold was down 48.3%. the average sold price was down 11.4%

Clintonville History

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:08:29 -0600

A book, 'Clintonville and Beechwold' will be published in 2009 by Clintonville resident Shirley Hyatt. The book will be published by Arcadia Press in their Images of America series in January 2009. Mrs. Hyatt has a blog too. The blog Clintonville History is not the same content as the book. The blog, Clintonville History has content she couldn't fit into the book.

Arcadia Publishing describes Clintonville and Beechwold...

"Clintonville, a Columbus neighborhood situated four miles north of the Ohio Statehouse, began as a sleepy crossroads halfway between Columbus and Worthington. Beechwold, three more miles north, was a farm, then a zoo. Today they are bedroom communities but no longer sleepy. The beauty of their grassy knolls, springs, river, and wooded ravines inspired the creation of one of Ohio’s best amusement parks, which in turn spurred housing and businesses. The City of Columbus marched right alongside this progress, annexing residential areas almost as soon as they were developed. This new compilation tells, through images and words, the story of Clintonville and Beechwold as they evolved from sleepy hamlets to the communities they are today."

Hyatt's blog has many old photos. I first read Clintonville History on my cell phone and was frustrated at reading the descriptions and not being able to see all the old photos. There are pictures of buildings and people from long ago.

Just a few of the things I learned about Clintonville and Beechwold history in my one afternoon reading Clintonville History (the blog) include:

People in the Highland Gardens area (and elsewhere in Clintonville) kept chickens... (Hyatt shows a photo of Chicken's on Tulane Avenue) "The answer to today’s hard economic times"

There were Adena Indian mounds in Clintonville in the Overbrook area which were leveled for housing development.

There are four Lustron Homes in Clintonville. The one Hyatt identifies is the one I know on Weisheimer. Perhaps I need to buy the book to find out where the other three Lustron homes are....

Photo Credit Clintonville Welcome Sign from SleepingBear on Flikcr. Licensed with a Creative Commons License

Columbus, OH 43214 110 Croswell Rd.

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:16:04 -0600

JOE JACKSON WITH THE JACKSON TEAM REPRESENTED THE BUYER IN THEIR PURCHASE OF 110 CROSWELL. THIS HOME SOLD FOR $242,500. A FOOLER FROM THE OUTSIDE BUT LOOK AT WHAT IT OFFERED OUR BUYERS. A SPACIOUS HOME ON PRIME CLINTONVILLE STREET PRICED $70,000+ BELOW AUDITOR'S APPRAISED VALUE. NEEDS WORK, BUT MOSTLY COSMETIC AND UPDATING OF KITCHEN AND BATHS. LARGE ROOMS, HARDWOOD FLOORS, ALMOST 1/2 ACRE LOT, SIDE LOAD GARAGE, LARGE KITCHEN WITH EAT-IN, A PERFECT CHANCE FOR INSTANT EQUITY. IF YOU ARE IN THE MARKET TO BUY OR SELL YOUR NEXT RESIDENTIAL, INVESTMENT OR MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTY, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.TheJacksonTeam.net

Columbus, OH 43214 180 W. Weisheimer Rd.

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:32:20 -0500

THIS CLINTOVILLE HOME SOLD FOR $196,000 WITH IN 44 DAYS AND SUE HANSON WITH KELLER WILLIAMS CAPITAL PARTNERS REPRESENTED BOTH THE BUYER & SELLER. This home offered the buyers a spacious living/dining room with pegged hardwood floors, WB fireplace and built in shelves. Large master bedroom down, huge master up! Newer furnace & water heater, roof and concrete driveway. Large basement with rec room, laundry/storage area - room for all your stuff! Great house, much larger than it looks. If your in the market to buy or sell your next residential, multi-family or investment property, please visit our website at www.TheJacksonTeam.net

Pumpkin Give-A-Way October 26th 2-4 We have done this for the past nine years and I hope we have a good turn out . This will be in the parking lot of the COVA building at Fallis road and High street. Neighborhood servies Inc serves over 6000 families each

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:23:54 -0500