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The central hallway with the original 1900 cottage brick exterior (now interior) wall painted and reconfigured for access to the newer cottage circa 1990s.
Photo credit John Clark 

It is always exciting for me to see the evolution of some of the historic homes in German Village.  The May 2020 featured home started out in 1900 as a modest 1 1/2 story cottage on Mohawk Street with a side lot.  In the 1990's an addition was built mirroring the shape of the original cottage and about doubling the size of the original home.   The expansion maintains a consistent exterior cottage look while the interior is contemporary.  I call it a "Double Cottage".   Kyle Haines

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House today - Photo credit John Clark

House of the Month May 2020
​ Lu (social worker) and Mark (investment advisor)

What drew you to this neighborhood and this particular house?
We enjoyed visiting German Village with The Ohio Company back when we lived in Cincinnati.  The house attracted us because it was beautiful inside, has plenty of parking, nice gardens in front and back, a good amount of room, interesting doorways, one floor and lots of light in the back family room.

Note the attractive brick and stone lintels above the first and second 1/2 story windows.

View of the central hallway from the living room dining room area that runs inbetween the original cottage and the newer cottage.  Original brick walls painted and cut out to provide access to the rooms.  Photo credit Kyle Haines

Have you made changes?
We’ve made lots of changes.  We replaced the fireplace front and all the baseboards and ceiling beams.  We added lighting, replaced some of the hardwood floors, remodeled the kitchen and both bathrooms, and landscaped the backyard.

Living room with vaulted ceiling and double windows from 1900 original 1/2 story.

The master bedroom located in the newer cottage also with vaulted ceilings.

Master bathroom in newer cottage.  Photo credit John Clark

Is there anything in particular that you’d like to mention about your home?
It is unusual because it has a two-car garage and two driveways; it’s wide and on just the one floor.  All these things and the original flooring make it special to me (Lu).

Lu cutting flowers at her kitchen sink.  Photo credit Kyle Haines

The dining room area looking into the kitchen and family room.  Photo credit Kyle Haines

The view of the vaulted ceiling in the dining room,  1900 window, painted brick wall and chimney on the original back wall of the 1900 cottage.

Is it just Lu and Mark?  Or do you have children at home?
No, just the occasional granddaughter 😊

Two Views of family room from kitchen and central hallway.  Photo credit Kyle Haines

​HOUSE  Double Cottage 1/2 1900 and 1/2 Late 20th and 21st Century  May 2020

​PET

Born on Christmas Day 2019, Frankie is bringing puppy love to Tyler & Anthony and the streets of German Village.

FAMILY
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Columbus Chief Prosecutor Joseph Gibson and Marketing Editor Brittany loving raising their family in charming German Village.

​GIVE

Friends of Schiller Park drive to raise funds to acquire sculptures for the park by artist Jerzy Kedziora.

​EDITOR

Enjoy editor John Clark's chat with his mother about life in a pandemic.

WHO

Join Villager Norm Hall at his wonderful home and learn about his new Beck Street resident. ​

BIZ

Fabulous, delicious Lindey's re-opening and continuing it's fantastic legacy as one of the top restaurants in Columbus! 

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