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    The List: 9 Most Endangered Sites of 2021

    Columbus Landmarks has released its annual Most Endangered Buildings list, highlighting eight buildings – and one iconic sign – that are at risk of being demolished, redeveloped, or simply left to deteriorate.

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    This year’s list features three different buildings on Mt. Vernon Avenue, one Downtown building, and two former churches.

    The oldest structure on the list was built in the 1908, while the youngest dates to 1961. Here’s the full list, with year built, address, owner, and why Columbus Landmarks believes it to be endangered:

    St. Cyprian
    Year Built: 1912
    Address: 1405, 1407, 1413 Hawthorne Ave.
    Owner: Ohio State University
    Why Endangered: underutilized, vacant, deteriorated

    Tee Jaye’s Neon Sign/Original Jerry’s Drive-In Sign
    Year Built: 1961
    Address: N. High St. and Morse Rd.
    Owner: Shriners Hospitals, Bedel Family Trust
    Why Endangered: business change; sign does not meet current zoning code
    Read More: Tee Jaye’s Closing in Clintonville, Chick-fil-A Shows Interest in the Site

    Central Ohio Federal Savings & Loan
    Year Built: 1955
    Address: 66 S. Third Ave.
    Owner: Capitol Square Ltd.
    Why Endangered: vacant; pending redevelopment
    Read More: Development Planned for Capitol Square Parking Lots

    Pythian Temple
    Year Built: 1926
    Address: 867 Mt. Vernon Ave.
    Owner: York Masons Building Assoc.
    Why Endangered: for sale, potential Opportunity Zone redevelopment

    OSU Kappa Sigma/Former Robert Neil Mansion
    Year Built: 1938
    Address: 1842 Indianola Ave.
    Owner: The Kappa Sigma House Co.
    Why Endangered: local chapter closed; subleased

    Original West High School/Former Starling Middle School
    Year Built: 1908 and 1950
    Address: 120 S. Central Ave.
    Owner: Woda Cooper Companies, Inc.
    Why Endangered: pending redevelopment
    Read More: School Board Votes to Sell Five District Properties

    Former East End Savings Bank
    Year Built: 1911
    Address: 1017 Mt. Vernon Ave.
    Owner: Phillips Pharmacy LLC
    Why Endangered: underutilized; deteriorated

    878 Mt. Vernon Ave.
    Year Built: 1910
    Owner: Farodonia LLC
    Why Endangered: underutilized; deteriorated

    Washington Avenue United Methodist Church
    Year Built: 1923
    Address: 359 E. Markison Ave.
    Owner: Devin Jacobs
    Why Endangered: pending redevelopment

    For more information on each of the buildings, see columbuslandmarks.org.

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