This past weekend my wife and I went to visit my inlaws just outside of Columbus, OH. One morning we decided to head to Dublin, OH and take a short walk around the town. There is a ton of stuff happening there. In addition to them recently building up the riverfront area, there are also a ton of new houses going up in the neighborhoods around the riverfront.
That new construction is going to be the major focus of this post.
While the riverfront condos are appealing, the million dollar plus price tag is not. If you take just a few steps away from the riverfront, you can find an almost country-like atmosphere like you can see here.
This old barn sits in the middle of a thriving suburb with a small greenhouse near the road in front of it.
Rounding the corner you are immediately met with old fashioned brick sidewalks in a herringbone pattern. Unfortunately they have been torn up here because of the construction I am going to show you in a second.
This house sits right on the corner of one of the main streets in Dublin and a narrow access road. As you can see, a lot of the houses in this area have a relatively small front, but they make up for it behind the frontage. This house extends for a good block back to the garage. It is massive!
Here is the view walking back up that access road in the beginning. Now, I am a country boy, and for me these houses are much to close together for my liking. I honestly don't know why you would build a house knowing you are going to be right on top of your neighbors. I guess for the location it is worth it though. I don't know.
Not my cup of tea for sure. The funny thing is, just another block away you have houses with relatively large yards (half an acre or more) and an almost country feel.
Just down the road you can see that another house is going in. As you can see this one doesn't even have windows in it yet, so they are probably still working on rough framing the interior or something like that.
This is another great example of the small front facing footprint and then the bulk of the house extending further into the lot behind.
Those houses just beyond it in the distance are closer to the Scioto river but still not quite on it.
Finally on our last loop back I got a brief photo of another house being built. This is the third house in a 1/8 of a mile square area. To say this area is booming would be an understatement.
To be honest the real reason I took this photo was to highlight the brick walkway better and most importantly the old stone fence.
These fences are very common in the Ohio and Kentucky area. When my sister and brother in law used to live down in Kentucky they explained that the art of making these fences is kind of dying out and there are only a few people who know how to make them still.
I've always been impressed with how meticulously they stack the stones and the fact that they just seem to last forever and ever. It makes me wonder if the people building the new house will keep it or eventually remove it.
The city of Dublin has some pretty strict rules about the historic nature of their town, so it is possible the owners can't remove it even if they wanted to.
I have some more pictures to share on Friday where I will get into more of the specifics on the rules that Dublin has.
Just in case you wondered, this walk took us about half an hour and I am not sure what the total distance was. It was honestly a short walk for my wife and I. We usually do about 1.5 to 2 miles when we venture out.
The temp was -9 C with a feels like temp of -13 C when you factor in the wind chill. @mrsbozz's ankles got windburned where there was a gap between the cuff of her pants and her socks. It was a bit chilly to say the least.
I hope you enjoyed the photos. It was a really lovely walk.
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Hope the windburn isn't bothering Mrs Bozz to much, well I have been to the other Dublin but not your one, I love those old stone fences
I like that the city is trying to preserve the historical significance even when in a building boom
Yeah, they have some pretty strict rules about the facings of the businesses and stuff. You will see that in a couple days when I finally do a Market Friday post! @mrsbozz is doing well. It was just a bit red most of the day.
I look forward to seeing your market Friday post
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I agree. Those houses are way too close to each other especially for million $ prices.
Very neat fences.
Thanks! Yeah, I enjoy having a bit of space between my and my neighbors. Even where we live now I feel a bit claustrophobic.
At first I was like dam nice job taking a fat vacation 😀
I honestly wish we would leave water fronts alone, living on the Bluewater bridge they ruin our water front with condos and buildings and chemical plants,
We got 2 small section for parks, but my point is water front should be for everyone to enjoy not people in houses or apartments
Yeah, I can understand that. They did build a really nice walking and socialization area along the one side of the river. The Sicoto is actually pretty cool because all along the northern section it is all small pull out park areas for picnics and fishing.
Nice, That is good atleast, my city had a 6.5 million rebuild of our water front and they ruined it, Took out parks and a soccer nets to add flat grass, plus the spot beside the park is a 18 floor condo with 2 more planned.
So at least some places are smart and leave a nice area for people.
Where is that? You mentioned the Bluewater Bridge. In Port Huron, MI?
Yeah, Sarnia to port Huron,
Very cool! I was just down in Port Huron this past Summer. There is a cool record store downtown. The guy there takes crypto as payment. I picked up some choice vinyl. Ate at The Quay a long time ago too. Food was decent from what I recall, beer was good too.
Nice, I think I remember a post about it actually,
I hope you had a nice day
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