Charles S. Barrett Building

Charles S. Barrett Building
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Location345 E. Deshler Avenue, Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates39°56′25″N 82°59′13″W / 39.940278°N 82.986944°W / 39.940278; -82.986944
Built1900
ArchitectDavid Riebel
NRHP reference No.15000561[1]
CRHP No.CR-59
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 1, 2015
Designated CRHPSeptember 25, 2006

The Charles S. Barrett Building is a historic building in the Merion Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. It was listed on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 2006 and the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. The building was completed in 1900 as the home of the city's South High School, part of the Columbus Public School District.[1] It has since been converted into apartments, rented out as The Barrett.

The four-story Italianate school building was designed by David Riebel, as his second school building commission in the neighborhood, after Southwood Elementary School.[2] The South High School building was modeled after the now-demolished East High School at 1390 Franklin Avenue, designed by Riebel about a year earlier.[3] It was redeveloped into apartments in the mid-2010s. A nonprofit housing agency worked with a local developer to build housing around the school building, with a total of 108 apartments and 22 single-family homes. The school building itself was converted into 52 apartments, and its 1960s addition was demolished.[4]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2022-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Park Service. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Retooled development plan for Barrett is progressing".