Frederick Prentiss House

The Frederick Prentiss House was a historic house in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The house was built in 1890 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] The Frederick Prentiss House was built at a time when East Broad Street was a tree-lined avenue featuring the most ornate houses in Columbus; the house reflected the character of the area at the time.[2]

Frederick Prentiss House
Interactive map highlighting the building's location
Location706 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates39.964690°N 82.981904°W / 39.964690; -82.981904
Built1890
Architectural styleItalianate, Queen Anne
MPSEast Broad Street MRA
NRHP reference No.86003396[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1986

The house was built in 1890 and designed with Italianate and Queen Anne influences. It was built for Frederick Prentiss, president of the Hayden-Clinton National Bank. His family occupied the house until 1938.[2]

Present-day site of the house, 2020

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Cynthia Hunt/Kathy Mast Kane (September 1981). "Ohio Historic Inventory: Frederick Prentiss House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 11, 2021. (Included within East Broad Street Multiple Resource Area nomination, reference number 64000619).


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