Westerville, OH

Westerville History - the Underground Railroad

Benjamin Hanby lived in Westerville as a teen and young man. His father William Hanby was an abolitionist. Hanby House was a station on the Underground Railroard.

The song "Darling Nelly Gray" was the story of an escaped slave Joe Selby on his way to Canada to earn money to free Nelly Gray.

Westerville history - the Underground Railroad

Hanby House - 160 W. Main Street Westerville Ohio is owned by the Ohio Historical Society and operated by the Westerville Historical Society.

The image is the sign as you enter Westerville on W. Main Street with Sharon Woods Metro Park on the south side of the road and the Annehurst subdivision all around.

Westerville History on Ohio History Central

Westerville's history

Westerville is the BEST place to live in Ohio

I was trying to find something about Westerville's history and ended up on the Westerville Libraries website.

Westerville has such an interesting history, the Underground Railroad, the temperance movement and the Whisky Wars including the Anti-Saloon League...

Sometimes I think Westerville has a much more colorful history in many ways than some of it's Central Ohio neighbors.

What I was looking for about Westerville was.... I was thinking Westerville was having a birthday. I keep thinking that Dublin and Westerville are the same age.... I thought Worthington was settled in 1803 and Dublin and Westerville were settled in 1810. I was wrong. I guess Westerville's first white settlers arrived in 1806. The Westervelt's arrived in 1816 and got the city named after them.

Dublin Ohio is celebrating it's bicentennial in 2010

Trying to find Westerville's history I found the Westerville Libraries history.

The Westerville Library was not born until 1930

It turns out the Westerville library was born from the temperance movement or had a strong connecton anyway...

"From its beginnings on the first floor of the residence of Purley Baker, temperance leader in the Anti-Saloon League, the Westerville Public Library has been dedicated to meeting the expanding needs of the community. On December 15, 1930, the library opened with Cora Bailey as Librarian, and within several weeks it contained 3,062 volumes and 885 registered borrowers. Within two years, increased books and patrons created the need to move to the second floor of the municipal building which is today a part of the municipal complex on State Street. The library's newly remodeled three rooms included four tables in the main reading room, a "junior" reading room, and a room for processing and repairing books. From the library's inception, educational programming was important. Programs celebrating National Book Week were held, a children's story hour was established and a tour of the library for first graders was initiated, which still happens today."

Today the Anti-Saloon League and the Westerville Library are still linked. The Anti-Saloon League site is on the Westerville Libraries website.

According to the Anti-Saloon League website that organization was active from 1893 to 1933.

Happy belated birthday Westerville!

Westerville today

Westerville is the BEST place to live in Ohio

Westerville Ohio

Westerville homes for sale - a recent real estate market report

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The graph is inventory of homes in the Westerville School District. Westerville school district covers the City of Westerville, part of the city of Columbus, the Village of Minerva Park and Blendon and Genoa Townships. That's a lot of ground!

Westerville homes for sale - a market report

505 homes for sale
112 homes sold in September 2009
4.5 months of inventory based on sales

Average active price $244,000
Average sale price $186,000


30% less homes for sale than a year ago.
38.4% less months of inventory (based on closed Sales) in comparison to September 2008

Worthington home sales -September 2009

+12% from September 200

Average sales price $186,000

Westerville homes for sale - neighborhoods

The homes represented in the graph are in neighborhoods in the City of Columbus, City of Westerville, Village of Minerva Park and Blendon and Genoa townships... or anywhere else that is in the Westerville School District...includes neighborhoods in the Westerville school district with a Gahanna mailing address.

Westerville is the best place to live in Ohio and one of the top cities in the US

Search for Westerville area homes

Trendgraphix uses single family and condominium sales combined. The graphs are based on data available at the end of September 2009. The graph was created with data from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® and Trendgraphix. Only Real Living HER agents are authorized to use Trendgraphix in Central Ohio. The MLS information can be broken down much further, City of Westerville, Village of Minerva Park, by ZIP code.

863 Fortunegate Dr, Westerville OH 43081 

We look at a lot of information as we help our clients through the purchase or sale of a home. Price trends, inventory trends, days on market etc. In the market we currently find ourselves; trends can change quickly, or the velocity of a trend can accelerate out of control. Additionally, you have seasonal conditions and market conditions that can add to the confusion. This is why we like to look at various charts both to spot trends and to spot trend changes.

Let's take a quick look at the overall price change is the Westerville area, including 43081 and 43082 over the past nine months:

As can be seen, Westerville has held up rather well during this downturn compared to other local communities. Let's take a look at some other communities close to Westerville. Here is the same chart for Dublin (43016 & 43017) and New Albany:

THESE CHARTS UPDATE AUTOMATICALLY WEEKLY ON THIS SITE SO CHECK BACK OFTEN. Also, remember that the above Westerville Chart is just one of the many charts that we provide in our weekly 14 page Westerville Home Sale Analysis that we make available to our buyers and sellers. DON'T LOOK TO BUY OR SELL A HOME WITHOUT IT! See all Westerville Listings at http://www.TheWestervilleMLS.com

SEE LINKS TO THE RIGHT TO VIEW HOMES FOR SALE IN THE AREA