Woodland Park is a residential neighborhood located on the Near East Side of Columbus, Ohio that houses about 1,500 residents. This neighborhood was previously home to such figures as artist Emerson Burkhart, cartoonist Billy Ireland, and judge William Brooks. Founded at the beginning of the 20th century, Woodland Park has grown from a planned environmental roots into a simple environment containing a variety of religious communities, schools, entertainment and recreation resources, and borders the Ohio State University medical center.
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History
Woodland Park, one of Columbus's first planned districts, is named Woodland Avenue and Woodland Park Addition. The addition of the Forest Park is an identifiable division as early as 1899. The first house in the area was built in the mid-1890s. In the center of Addition of the Forest Park is Hawthorne Park which is bordered by Hawthorne Park Road. The development of the addition of Forest Parks is limited and is located mainly along Long Street and Woodland Ave. An advertisement at Columbus Dispatch on June 26, 1904 boasted about the facilities offered in the neighborhood; "We give you paved roads, cement sidewalks, water, gas, sewerage, electric lights, lots of nice forest trees and one of the city's best school districts.The addition of the Forest Park has the advantage of three electric car lines that you can reach High Street in fifteen minutes. "
Throughout the 20th century, owners motivated by racism placed restrictions in the act of preventing people of African descent from buying a home. However, this restriction eventually becomes irrelevant, as rich African American professionals and musicians can pay the sellers a substantial amount of money for the houses. Wexner Heritage Village can quote its beginnings back to Woodland Park. In an interview conducted by Columbus Jewish Historical Society, Annette Tanenbaum noted that Heritage House is located on Woodland Avenue near Long Street. He added that it was the first facility in Columbus dedicated to caring for Jewish parents. Heritage House was built in 1951. Currently Wexner Heritage Village continues to provide elderly care to people in the Jewish community.
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Geography
Woodland Park is located on the Near East Side of Columbus, Ohio. This is a centrally located neighborhood and two miles away from Downtown Columbus. This is also under the jurisdiction of the Near East Area Commission.
The borders of the addition of the Forest Park are Clifton Avenue to the north, Long Street to the south, Woodland Avenue to the east and Parkwood Avenue (formerly Mulberry Street) to the west. Overtime, the recognized boundaries of the environment are expanded, and the modern boundaries are I-670 or Maryland Avenue to the North, Broad Street to south, Norfolk and Western Railroad to the east, and Taylor Avenue to the west.
Woodland Park is adjacent to Shepard neighborhood in the north, Franklin Park to the south, Eastgate to the east, and King-Lincoln Bronzeville and Mount Vernon to the west. Woodland Park's share also overlaps with Eastwood Heights.
Landmarks
Woodland Park includes Broad Street stretches that belong to the East Street Street Historic District. East Broad Street contains several structures built in the early 1900s, with 88% becoming its inhabitants in nature. These structures represent the high development of Broad Street.
Other landmarks include the following:
- East High School
- Mansion Day School
- Park Towers
- Emerson Burkhart Home
- Franklin Park Conservatory
- The Martin Luther King Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library
- Eldon and Elsie Ward YMCA
Transportation
The southern border of Woodland Park, Broad Street, is famous for its history as a National Way. The eastern border of Woodland Park, Norfolk and Southern Railroad, is also famous. Originally built as Scioto Valley Railroad, and then operated as an Ohio Subdivision of Norfolk and Southern Railroad. The railway stops about a mile and a half, or less, north of Fifth Avenue in the modern neighborhood of Americest.
The neighborhood used to have a tramway linking it to the city center. The tram goes from east to west along Long Street, and turns north-to-south to connect Long to Broad Street, and to the north side of Franklin Park. The Streetcar began operations before 1905 ceased operations immediately after 1940. In addition, there were 10 Central Ohio Transit Authority, or COTA, Bus Stop in the Neighborhood with access to No. 6, the "Sullivant" route, and No. 10, "East Broad Street" route. Other COTA routes include route No. 16 and No. 81.
Residential
Demographics
Demographically, the inhabitants of Woodland Park are African Americans with the second largest population who classify themselves as White. The average household income in Woodland Park was slightly below Columbus's average income, which reached $ 24,568 in 2011. Thus, the average rent in the neighborhood was measured at $ 456 per month in 2011 as well. The average age of men and women in Woodland Park is 35, with an average of 2.1 people per household.
Architecture
The Woodland Park residential area can be described as various homes with different architectural styles. It consists of large houses and mansions, town houses, bungalows, and apartments. The architectural style of Woodland Park houses ranges from Queen Anne, Tudor, Greek Revival, Cape Cod, Colonial Revival and Dutch Colonial style. Woodland Park is home to the Lustron House built in 1950 at 1818 East Long Street. The house is a Westchester Deluxe model. Lustron Corporation of Columbus built these prefabricated homes after World War II to meet housing shortages. Park Place
Park Towers is a collection of condos found at 1620 East Broad Street in the Woodland Park neighborhood. This structure was built in the early 1960s. Park Towers include first-floor office suites and 141 private homes available for purchase on the remaining floors. The public areas of the Park Tower include lobby, exercise facilities, and community parks for residents.
Emerson Burkhart House
Artist Emerson Burkhart moved to Woodland Park in the mid-20th century and stayed at 223 Woodland Avenue until his death in 1969. Every year Burkhart opened his home on Woodland Avenue to the public for an open house art performance. Thousands of people visited 22 rooms in the house to see the works of artists and their homes.
Religion
Neighborhood settlements mostly have several churches, including St. Phillip Lutheran, Ashbury United Methodist Church, United House of Prayer, and Jerusalem Tabernacle Baptist Church.
St. Episcopal Church Philip held his first ministry in 1891 on the corner of Cleveland Avenue and Naughten Street in downtown Columbus, Ohio. In 1962 the church was moved to Woodland Park on 166 Woodland Ave. The Church continues to gather in Woodland Park.
In addition to serving his community in a religious role, the Christian Church of Woodland serves the community in a political role. Church websites claim that the site respects justice and gives the population resources as an opportunity to register for voting, election information, and encourage political organizations through its Political Action Team.
Education
Mansion Day School
What today is known as The Mansion Day School was originally a house built by William A. Miller in 1904. Its structure, known as Miller's "statement house" has 24 rooms with 15 fireplaces and includes imported Italian tiles and mahogany. William A. Miller is president of H.C. The Godman shoe company, which has four factories in Columbus, Ohio, and four factories in Lancaster, Ohio. The H.C. The Godman shoe company had up to 3,000 employees at the time of William A. Miller's death in 1921. William A. Miller's wife Anna was a philanthropist and opened the third floor of their home to homeless children. In 1934, the structure was bought by Glenmont House for Christian scientists and turned into a nursing home.
This structure has been in operation for 2 decades as The Mansion Day School. The primary school is headed by the executive director Dee James and serves students from all over Columbus, Ohio, including the cities of Gahanna, Pickerington, and Dublin. Schools are unique in that they feature competitive apps for signing in. Some of the many goals the school has in its mission statement is its commitment to "Celebrate excellence and develop personal commitment to learning, develop confidence to lead, compete and contribute successfully to the global community, and develop critical and creative thinking skills"
SMA East
Woodland Park is also home to East High School, a historic public school located at 1500 East Broad Street that is part of Columbus City Schools. Architects Howell and Thomas designed the original school built in 1922. East High School is one of five high schools built in accordance with the Smith-Hughes Act aimed at providing federal funds to the community and expanding educational opportunities. The school is renowned for its relationships with the Columbus African American population and various famous students who graduated from there, including actor Philip Michael Thomas and athlete and actor Bernie Casey. Today, the school is led by principal Ernest C Wood, Jr. and teaching from grades 9-12. East High School prides itself in offering college preparatory curriculum and claims that over $ 3.5 million of scholarships are awarded to the 2013 graduation class. The various clubs offered by East High School include Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Club, the National Honor Society , slam poetry, and marching band and team practice.
Entertainment and recreation
Franklin Park Conservatory
The Franklin Park Conservatory is located just south of Woodland Park, on the south side of Broad Street. The greenhouse, now known as the Palm House, was inspired by the architecture of the Chicago World Exposition and Columbian Exposition and the City of Cantik movement. The Franklin Park Conservatory opened to the public in 1895 and in addition to a publicly available greenhouse with railway lines, lakes and boathouse. The park was managed by the Department of Recreation and the Columbus Garden until 1989 when ownership was transferred to the board of directors and 10 member executive directors
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Woodland Park is also home to the Columbus Metropolitan Library branch. The "Martin Luther King" branch located on E. Long Street offers programs like the TedX club, where teens can work with students from Ohio State University to come up with inspirational speeches based on their own life experiences. Other programs include reading workshops to help children develop reading comprehension skills outside of regular classes. Daily programs include homework help for children in school and job search advice for older people.
Eldon and Elsie Ward YMCA
Originally known as YMCA Spring Street, The Eldon and Elsie Ward YMCA was founded in 1919. It is one of the first YMCAs in the United States that is basically aimed at serving the black community. In 1962, the YMCA moved to the Woodland Avenue location where it now sits and renamed the East Side YMCA. In 1997 it again underwent a name change and was named Eldon and Elsie Ward YMCA to honor their lifetime support from the Columbus community. Eldon Ward is best known as head of E.E.'s Environmental Movement and Transit Company, but he is also a Sunday school teacher and leader in the community. Today, the YMCA is named after a late couple offering recreation classes for community members as well as facilities such as gymnasium and swimming pool. YMCA Central Ohio cites parts of its main tenants as "youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility".
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