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Advocacy

Since its inception, Columbus Landmarks has been committed to the preservation of Columbus' historic and architectural heritage.

Landmarks has tracked many threatened historic buildings and properties in Columbus, and has provided a forum for numerous discussions about the future of our city's architectural legacy. Most recently, Landmarks served as an integral participant in the saving of our city's neighborhood schools. By partnering with the Columbus Public Schools, providing technical assistance, and helping to assess the architectural integrity and relative importance of each of the 56 historic schools, Landmarks helped save 32 historic schools -- an astounding achievement by any standard, unparalleled in Ohio and beyond.

Landmarks' role as a leader in local advocacy issues is deeply rooted in the community. In 1977, demolition of the Union Station train depot-designed by Daniel Burnham, one of the most important architects in the United States in the late 18th- and early 19th centuries-crystallized local efforts into what is today a thriving historic preservation organization

1904 Clinton Township School building Community Meeting ...
Columbus Landmarks, in cooperation with Columbus City Schools, invites you to a community meeting on Tuesday, March 23 to brainstorm ideas for the re-use of this building. more

Elam Drake Farm:  Sowing the Seeds of a Farm's Future...
Examples of the creative thinking needed to successfully weave historic buildings and modern uses abound in Columbus, and there is one such project currently in the works of the Columbus Landmarks Foundation’s Advocacy Committee, chaired by Charissa W. Durst.  The site is the Elam Drake Farm. more
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Historic 1940 Gunning House Imminently Threatened
Urgent action is needed to preserve the 1940 Gunning House, a rare example of Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced architecture located in east Columbus. Seller is considering an offer from a developer interested in demolition and redevelopment as commercial site. more »

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The loss of OSU Lord & Brown Halls
As Lord and Brown Halls on The Ohio State University main campus have recently been demolished, we urge you to: 
1) advocate for the creation of a community-based advisory committee
2) advocate for the adoption of the recommendations (view »)

FACILITIES CONTACT: Lynn Readey

OSU Facilities Operation and Development
2003 Millikin Road, #150
Columbus, OH  43210
Tel: 614-292-0257
E-mail: readey.3@osu.edu

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The following list highlights some of the issues that Landmarks members and volunteers have been or are currently working on.

Green Lawn Abbey
OSU - Lord Hall and Brown Hall
Elam Drake Farm
East Broad Street Initiative
Firestone Mansion
Greek Orthodox Church
Neighborhood Conservation District Legislation
East Side Transit Center
Columbus Historic Schools
Fort Hayes Metropolitan School Project
Columbus Historic Fire Stations
Deardurff House
Broad & High Street Buildings
Council of Historic Neighborhoods
Columbus Quarterly Preservation Meetings
Columbus Historic Resources Commission Meetings
Downtown Architectural Survey
Union Station Arch
Clintonville Theater

If you have a question regarding a threatened historic resource, or would like to get involved in an issue, call or email Columbus Landmarks Foundation at 614.221.0227,  bwest@columbuslandmarks.org. Landmarks' Advocacy Committee meets the second Monday of each month at 6pm.