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4-bed, 2.5-bath one-owner home in Indian Trails, Grove City, Ohio. 2022 HVAC, new water heater, finished basement, and 32 years of care. Listed by The Parrett Group.
Original hardwood floors. A single room with 7 windows. This 1916 Craftsman home has “Grain & Glass” everywhere you look.
450 E TOMPKINS ST · COLUMBUS, OH 43202
A 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom home for sale in the Old North Columbus neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
3 Beds
1 Baths
1,421 Sq Ft
Off Street Parking
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Original hardwood floors. A single room with 7 windows. This 1916 Craftsman home has “Grain & Glass” everywhere you look.
At a Glance
Old North
Neighborhood
Hardwood
Floors
1916
Craftsman
Coffered
Dining Ceiling
7-Window
Bonus Room
Glen Echo Park
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Why we love it...
01
The Wow Moment
The Room Upstairs
Through a doorway off the primary bedroom, there's a second room. Seven windows on three sides. Trees out every one of them. It's the office nobody interrupts, the nursery with a view, the reading chair that finally gets used. The room you don't tell people about right away because you want to keep it a little bit to yourself.
02
The Showpiece
The Ceiling That Stops You Mid-Sentence
You walk into the dining room and your eyes go up before you can help it, pulled to the coffered ceiling and the grid of stained oak beams running across it. It does half the work of being in the room — whether you're eating breakfast alone or hosting a dinner party on a Tuesday.
03
The Details
Every Doorway Tells You It's 1916
The slate tile at the front door, the deep stained trim wrapping every room, the original interior doors with their original hardware, the wide cased openings that let the living room and dining room breathe into each other — none of this was added back or rescued from a salvage yard. It's just still here, because someone took care of it for a long time before handing you the keys.
04
The Outdoor Room
The Porch Where the Day Ends
The front porch faces south and runs deep enough for real furniture — a rug on the floor, wicker seating, a low table, and the kind of late afternoon light that makes you cancel plans. It's where you wave to the neighbor walking their dog, drink the last coffee of the morning or the first beer of the evening, and let the day find its own way to end.
05
The Neighborhood
Old North Columbus Means You Walk to Everything
Honey Cup Coffee is a two-minute walk east, the kind of distance where you go in pajamas and nobody minds. Glen Echo Park is eight minutes north — the ravine, the creek, the stone bridge, the birds you didn't know lived in Columbus. Ohio State is two miles south, downtown is four and a half, and the Olentangy Trail's new Clinton-Como connection opens up 21 miles of paved trail heading whichever direction you're in the mood for. The High Street corridor with its music venues and late-night diners carries the sound of the neighborhood into the evenings.
Listing Description
From the MLS
Some 1916 Craftsmans feel heavy. This one glows. Morning coffee on the south-facing porch while the neighborhood wakes up, brick columns framing your view of the street, wicker chairs and a rug turning the entry into an outdoor living room. Afternoons in the dining room, where a coffered ceiling of stained oak beams holds the space together the way it has for over a century, catching the light from three directions.
Dinner with friends spills between rooms through wide cased openings the way old homes were designed to flow, conversation moving from the couch to the table without anyone raising their voice. Original hardwood underfoot in every room, a brick-and-wood fireplace mantel anchoring the living room, the slate tile foyer catching your keys at the door. The kitchen pass-through lets you keep talking to whoever’s on the couch while you pour the wine.
At the back of the house, the laundry and mudroom become a plant-filled sunroom with banks of windows on two sides, the backyard pouring in, folding towels while watching the trees.
Upstairs, the primary bedroom opens through a private doorway into a 7-window bonus room built for whatever you need it to be — your office, your nursery, your dressing room, your quiet place to read with the door closed and the light everywhere. The kind of private wing you don’t expect to find in 1,421 square feet.
Outside, a fenced yard with mature trees, a garden bed ready for tomatoes, and a paver patio for off-alley parking. Walk to Honey Cup when you need coffee that isn’t from your kitchen. Walk to Glen Echo Park when you need to hear water over stone. Minutes from Ohio State, downtown Columbus, and the Olentangy Trail’s new Clinton-Como connection.
The “Grain & Glass” of this home isn’t a detail, it’s the reason you’ll stop looking.
Answers
Common Questions
450 E Tompkins St is in Old North Columbus, a historic sub-neighborhood of the University District in Columbus, Ohio. The home sits just south of the Glen Echo Ravine, which forms the natural boundary between Old North Columbus and Clintonville. Old North is known for its early 1900s architecture, tree-lined streets, and the High Street commercial corridor with music venues, coffee shops, and independent restaurants.
Technically, no. 450 E Tompkins St sits in Old North Columbus, the neighborhood directly south of Clintonville. The Glen Echo Ravine forms the boundary between the two. That said, the home is Clintonville-adjacent in every way that matters day to day — you walk the same streets, shop the same grocery store, and cross into Clintonville in under ten minutes on foot.
Ohio State's main campus is about two miles south of 450 E Tompkins St — roughly a six to eight minute drive, a ten to twelve minute bike ride, or a quick ride on the COTA Route 2 bus down High Street. Current OSU students ride COTA free with their BuckID, making this one of the more commute-friendly addresses for faculty, staff, and graduate students who want to live outside the student-housing footprint without adding time to their day.
Downtown Columbus is about four and a half miles south of 450 E Tompkins St, a ten to fifteen minute drive outside of rush hour. The COTA Route 2 bus runs straight down High Street from the neighborhood into downtown, and the Olentangy Trail's new Clinton-Como connection makes the ride by bike a scenic twenty to twenty-five minutes along the river.
450 E Tompkins St is served by Columbus City Schools. The assigned schools for this address are Hubbard Elementary, Dominion Middle School, and Whetstone High School. Dominion ranks first among Columbus City’s eighteen middle schools according to SchoolDigger, and Whetstone is known for its strong performing arts and marching band programs. Families considering the home should verify current school assignments directly with Columbus City Schools, as boundaries can change.
Old North Columbus is one of the most walkable neighborhoods in the city. From 450 E Tompkins St, Honey Cup Coffee is a two-minute walk east and Glen Echo Park’s ravine trails are an eight-minute walk north. The High Street corridor — two blocks west — carries music venues like Ace of Cups and Rumba Café, late-night favorites like Hounddog’s Pizza and Jack & Benny’s Old North Diner, and independent spots like Kafe Kerouac. Clintonville’s shops and restaurants are a short walk north across the ravine, and the Olentangy Trail is less than a mile west.
450 E Tompkins St does not have a garage, but it offers off-alley parking on a gravel pad at the rear of the property with space for two to three vehicles. On-street parking is also available in front. For a walkable urban neighborhood like Old North Columbus — where most homes were built before car ownership was universal — the rear alley parking is a meaningful advantage over homes that rely on street parking alone.
Chris Gould of The Parrett Group is the listing agent for 450 E Tompkins St. Chris is a member of the Parrett Group team, a Grove City-based real estate group operating under Cutler Real Estate that serves buyers and sellers throughout Central Ohio. For questions about this home, showings, or offers, Chris is the direct point of contact.
The Parrett Group is a Grove City, Ohio-based real estate team operating under Cutler Real Estate, founded by Connie Parrett, who has been licensed since 1978. The team serves buyers and sellers across Central Ohio with a focus on local expertise, custom listing marketing, and a Sherpa approach to every transaction — guiding clients through the real estate journey with the care and knowledge of someone who knows the terrain. The current team includes Connie Parrett, Angie Parrett Wemlinger, Billy Wemlinger, Chris Gould, Corry Stotts, Megan Chambers, Mindy Martin, Tracy McDaniel, and referral coordinator Sue Inboden.
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Property Facts
Address450 E Tompkins St
CityColumbus
StateOH
Zip Code43202
Square Footage (Tax)1,421
Square Footage (Living)1,421
Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
ParkingOff Street
Lot Size0.1132 acres
Tax Year2025
Taxes$3,770.76
Year Built1916
NeighborhoodOld North Columbus
Parcel Number010-011173-00
School DistrictColumbus City Schools
ElementaryHubbard
Middle SchoolDominion
High SchoolWhetstone
StyleCraftsman
HOANone
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