Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Historical Society @ghmchs

Join us Sept. 12 at Stauf's Coffee to learn about Stauf's 35 year history at the original Grandview location. Mark Swanson, President, Stauf's Coffee Roasters and Cup O' Joe, will be the featured speaker. Attendance is free, but registration required at conta.cc/3spqLop.

Sept. 22, 2004 Moment in Time. In 1923, Grandview Hts. Mayor Ryder (lower left) proposed a bond issue for a municipal building. Completed in 1924 (upper right). Later additions included equipment bay (top left photo, 1960), and offices (bottom photo, 1963). Learn more at @ghmchs.

Oct. 30, 2013 Moment in Time. "For the second time Grandview holds the county title" read a quote from a Columbus Dispatch article, referring to the Grandview Heights girls’ basketball team of 1923. Picture from the 1923 GHHS yearbook. Learn more at @ghmchs.

Dec. 21, 2005 Moment in Time. Roberts sisters (l to r) Anne, Margaret, Mary (Timothy J. Price), and Catharine (Benjamin Smith) were prominent in local history. Smith owned Marble Cliff farm. Price platted “Arlington Heights” (Village of Marble Cliff.) Learn more at @ghmchs.

Her story is your story. Be inspired by the Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff women featured on the new History Walks walking tour. Enjoy a Spring stroll in our communities to learn more about these women of note. See more at conta.cc/3yOA80X or conta.cc/3mNr2ih

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Get inspired! Learn about a dancer, singer, heiress, politician, artist, and other acclaimed women from Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff on the newest History Walks walking tour. See more at conta.cc/3yOA80X or conta.cc/3mNr2ih

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During Women's History Month celebrate inspiring Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff women on the new History Walks walking tour. Spring is a perfect time to stroll our beautiful streets and learn about these women. See more at conta.cc/3yOA80X or conta.cc/3mNr2ih

Aug. 17, 2016 Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Moment in Time. The Brotherhood of the Rook was established by male students as a social club in Grandview Heights in 1915. Their clubhouse built at 1347 Elmwood was completed by 1922 (drawing by Bill Arter). Learn more at @ghmchs.

What Marble Cliff female was the first to hold elected office after passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? Find out on the new History Walks walking tour! Learn more at conta.cc/3yOA80X or conta.cc/3mNr2ih

Aug. 25, 2004 Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Moment in Time. This Marble Cliff French-style mansion (1599 Roxbury Rd) was built (1908-1912) by Butler Sheldon, son of Robert (inset). Sheldon's sister, Flora, was senior President Bush's paternal grandmother. Learn more at @ghmchs.

ThisWeek Tri-Village News ceased publication Jan. 26, 2023. With that came the last entry of the Society’s Moment in Time (MIT) in a local newspaper, ending an approximate 19 year span of printed MITs. Past MITs will be shared by the Society here. See more MITs at @ghmchs.

Jan. 12, 2023 Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Moment in Time. Architectural design competition for designs of a house under $6000 for lots like those in Grandview and Upper Arlington. A winning design (architect Fred Wells, Toledo) was estimated at $5956. Learn more at @ghmchs.

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Dec. 29 2022 Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Moment in Time. Former Marble Cliff mayor Robert Beightler (right), a famous Ohio political insider and military leader, commanded the Ohio National Guard “Buckeye Division." Beightler Armory is named for him. Learn more at @ghmchs.

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Dec. 15, 2022 Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Moment in Time. The Gloria restaurant (left) and club (right). The WWII era photo insert shows Sam Delewese and six waitresses, many were family. Shown are Helen, Flora, unknown, Sam, Dori, Mary and Jildie. Learn more at @ghmchs.

Dec. 1, 2022 Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Moment in Time. Claude and Martha Seibert home (Broadview, Grandview Heights) from April 1914 issue of “Ohio Architect Engineer and Builder." Claude Seibert from “Club Men of Columbus in Caricature” (1911). Learn more at @ghmchs.

The “Dam Cars” interurban carriages of the Columbus, Urbana, and Western Railway travelled from downtown Columbus. Cincinnati Car Company made passenger cars No. 101 (shown left) and No. 103 (shown top right). Car No. 102 was lost in the 1913 flood. Learn more at @ghmchs.

History Walks offers its newest app-based walking tour: 2022 Tour of Homes. This is a street view tour of the homes recently showcased by the Society. Download the FREE app at grandviewhistorywalks.org, the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Learn more at @ghmchs.

Nov. 3, 2022 Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Moment in Time. Bridges of Grandview area: original King Ave. truss bridge built over Olentangy River in 1863 (bottom). Replaced by spandrel arch bridge (1913). Third St. arch bridge built 1919 (upper). Learn more of the story @ghmchs.

Oct. 20, 2022 Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Moment in Time. The Grandview Heights Municipal Building is shown top right as completed in 1924. Top left shows the extra truck bays (1936 addition). Bottom images: the facility with 1963 additions. Learn more of the story @ghmchs .