Photography by Kyle Haines
Welcome to 655 Grant Avenue
A wonderful, stately, recently renovated home that will be on the 2022 Haus und Garten Tour.
Southern Californian-born and raised data analytics executive, Jim Slagle, bought 655 South Grant Avenue in January 2021 from the Savage family. Slagle collaborated with an interior designer to renovate and redecorate the home to his taste. Some of the renovations include taking out cabinets and a section of the kitchen in order to open up the space overlooking the great room and provide broader views of the back courtyard, adding attractive paneling around the fireplace in the front room that faces Grant Avenue, remodeling bathrooms, installing a brick wall look in the master bedroom, acquiring multiple pieces of artwork and much more.
A wonderful, stately, recently renovated home that will be on the 2022 Haus und Garten Tour.
Southern Californian-born and raised data analytics executive, Jim Slagle, bought 655 South Grant Avenue in January 2021 from the Savage family. Slagle collaborated with an interior designer to renovate and redecorate the home to his taste. Some of the renovations include taking out cabinets and a section of the kitchen in order to open up the space overlooking the great room and provide broader views of the back courtyard, adding attractive paneling around the fireplace in the front room that faces Grant Avenue, remodeling bathrooms, installing a brick wall look in the master bedroom, acquiring multiple pieces of artwork and much more.
While still living in Southern California, Slagle purchased several investment properties in Ohio. When Covid struck, and he could work remotely, he decided to look for housing in charming German Village. The architecture, brick-lined streets, and sidewalks appealed to his aesthetic. German Village is quite the neighborhood gem with its resident's sense of community and its Germanic European look and feel.
David Randal of German Village House GVHouseHistories, researched the origins of the house and determined the 1878 original owner was Bernard Kipp, a German-born immigrant, who worked at the Schlee Bavarian Brewery.
In the above graphic, see the names of some of the people and what they did for a living that lived in the house.
In the 90s, Bruce F. Trumm II, added on a two-story addition that doubled the size of the original structure as well as a detached two-car garage.
In the above graphic, see the names of some of the people and what they did for a living that lived in the house.
In the 90s, Bruce F. Trumm II, added on a two-story addition that doubled the size of the original structure as well as a detached two-car garage.
With his designer, they decided to add paneling on a side wall in the room facing Grant Avenue. It wraps around the 19th century fireplace, giving the room a more masculine look and feel.
Artwork above his home office desk.
Looking from the great room toward the kitchen and front of the residence. See the built in bar area on the left.
Slagle, in the great room which looks out onto the patio area. It is decorated with leather furniture, throws, plants and artwork.
The central piece of art is of a man, cradling a glass of wine, with his back to a crowd of suited and hatted gentlemen. Slagle told me his mother saw the piece of art at a gallery and told him it reminded her of him. He checked it out, agreed and bought it.
The central piece of art is of a man, cradling a glass of wine, with his back to a crowd of suited and hatted gentlemen. Slagle told me his mother saw the piece of art at a gallery and told him it reminded her of him. He checked it out, agreed and bought it.
On both the first and second floors you will notice a collection of electric guitars. Slagle grew up a fan of southern California's native band, Van Halen. Inspired, he also became a gifted guitarist, although currently not playing in a band.
The primary bedroom is in the back of the house. Slagle added a brick wall surface to give it a German Village ambience.
He added paneled mirror doors to the primary bedroom closet.
The tub and shower in the primary bath.
In the second bedroom, the ceiling is opened up to reveal the roof line and a skylight brightens the room. Slagle recovered the beams in reclaimed wood.
The second full bath with an upgraded shower.
A list of Columbus neighborhoods greets you as you descend the stairwell.
Slagle enjoys the easily accessible sporting venues available in the area: football, baseball, hockey and soccer. Here he is at a Columbus CREW soccer game with GV resident Goose Rodriquez. They share season tickets.
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Slagle maintained much of the former owner's landscaping. which includes a magnolia tree and dogwoods in front and back, numerous hydrangeas, window boxes, and space-defining boxwoods abound around the exterior.
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Centered in front of the house between the street and sidewalk is a stone slab with H. Horch. We are still looking into the mystery of who was H. Horch.
The gate to the left of the front door that leads to the side and backyard. Behind which is an arbor with floral abundance.
In back, there is a two-level patio with seating area with fountain on the first and dining furniture on the second.
Dinner for eight is easily accommodated on the brick paved patio.
HOUSE 655 Grant Avenue ISSUE XVII
