The Vincent Walters House-Walters Music Academy is a historic house and former music academy in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023.[2]
Vincent Walters House-Walters Music Academy | |
 Interactive map highlighting the building's location | |
| Location | 225 N. Monroe Ave., Columbus, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°58′11″N 82°58′43″W / 39.969671°N 82.978563°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 100008636[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 17, 2023 |
The music academy was founded in 1942 by Vincent Rodgers Walters, a graduate of Central High School, Virginia State, and the Ohio State University. Walters operated the music academy at the site for decades.[3]
The house, in the historic Black neighborhood of King-Lincoln Bronzeville, is currently owned by Jodi Spencer. Spencer spent years working to save the building, and was involved in its nomination to the National Register.[3]
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Park Service. 2023.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Henry, Megan (March 11, 2023). "Former Columbus music academy recognized on National Register of Historic Places". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
