The Carrie Lovejoy House is a historic house in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The house was built c. 1900 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] The Carrie Lovejoy 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]

Carrie Lovejoy House
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Interactive map highlighting the building's location
Location807 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates39°57′52″N 82°58′45″W / 39.964414°N 82.979201°W / 39.964414; -82.979201
Builtc. 1900
MPSEast Broad Street MRA
NRHP reference No.86003435[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1986

The house was built c. 1900 and designed with Colonial Revival influences. It was built for Carrie Lovejoy. Carrie and her husband Nathan had lived next-door, at 805 E. Broad, until his death in 1904. At this time, Carrie moved into the 807 address, living there until 1914. Austin McElroy subsequently lived there, until 1918, followed by F.W. Freeman.[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: Carrie Lovejoy House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 11, 2021. (Included within East Broad Street Multiple Resource Area nomination, reference number 64000619).