Blostein Overly Architects Proposes Ghosthaus Pocket Park at 195 S. Washington Ave.

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1. COA2601052 · Certificate of Approval/Appropriateness — 195 S WASHINGTON AVE

   City of Columbus · Accela Citizen Access

   Published September 29, 2026 · Accessed September 30, 2026

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   • On Sept. 30, 2026, Bart Overly of Blostein/Overly Architects submitted an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness proposing to demolish a deteriorated residential building at 195 S.

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     195 S Washington Avenue Demolition and replacement with parkscape garden

   • In application materials, the applicant stated that the house has deteriorated beyond the point of economically or commercially viable renovation and that the neighboring parking lot has encroached upon the parcel.

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     deteriorated beyond the point of economically or commercially viable renovation, and a portion of the site has already been encroached upon by the adjacent parking lot.

   • The application is currently in progress awaiting staff review and historic commission consideration.

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     Status=In Progress

2. Page 3

   ca.columbus.gov

   Accessed September 30, 2026

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   • Rather than carrying out a conventional teardown, the firm proposed what it terms a "Remolition," aiming to reconfigure the memory of the site and unfold the walls onto the building footprint to create a public garden.

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     TO RECONFIGURE THE MEMORY OF THE SITE AND PUT IT TO NEW USE: HOUSE BECOMES GARDEN

3. Page 4

   ca.columbus.gov

   Accessed September 30, 2026

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   • Rather than carrying out a conventional teardown, the firm proposed what it terms a "Remolition," aiming to reconfigure the memory of the site and unfold the walls onto the building footprint to create a public garden.

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     UNFOLD THE WALLS ONTO THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT

4. Page 8

   ca.columbus.gov

   Accessed September 30, 2026

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   • According to site plans, the proposed garden composition consists of 50 percent reclaimed material, 45 percent landscape material, and 5 percent construction elements.

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     50% RECLAIMED MATERIAL 45% LANDSCAPE MATERIAL 5% CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS

5. Page 2

   ca.columbus.gov

   Accessed September 30, 2026

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   • The filing frames the teardown as the removal of a historic structure in poor condition and of non-contributing use.

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     REMOVAL OF A HISTORIC STRUCTURE IN POOR CONDITION AND OF NON- CONTRIBUTING USE