The C.E. Morris House is a historic house in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The house was built in 1897 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] The C.E. Morris House was built at a time when East Broad Street was a tree-lined avenue featuring the most ornate houses in Columbus; the house reflects the character of the area at the time.[2] The building is also part of the 18th & E. Broad Historic District on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties, added to the register in 1988.

C.E. Morris House
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Interactive map highlighting the building's location
Location875 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates39°57′53″N 82°58′38″W / 39.964611°N 82.977131°W / 39.964611; -82.977131
Built1897
MPSEast Broad Street MRA
NRHP reference No.86003398[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1986

The house was built for Charles E. Morris, owner of Morris Ironworks, who lived there until 1924. It was later rented out for rooms, and further on, used for commercial space.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Hunt/Mast (February 1982). "Ohio Historic Inventory: C.E. Morris Residence". National Park Service. Retrieved January 7, 2021. (Included within East Broad Street Multiple Resource Area nomination, reference number 64000619).
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