While a significant portion of Dublin has been built within the past 30 years, the areas of it within I-270 are different. Dublin historic buildings are some of the oldest in all of Franklin County, and its small downtown contains and unusual amount of the area’s remaining buildings from the 19th Century.
As usual, only buildings built prior to 1930 will be included. Click on any photo to see a larger version.
**Last Updated: 11/28/2024- Added to Dublin-Granville Road.
Existing Historic Buildings
Bridge Street
1. T.J. Steinbower Blacksmith Shop: 32 W. Bridge Street: 1877
Photo taken around 1880.
Photo taken in 2019.
2. Dublin Christian Church: 81 W. Bridge Street: 1877
Photo taken in 1879.
Photo taken in 2015.
3. Washington Township School: 144 W. Bridge Street: 1919
Photo taken in 1919.
Photo taken in 2015.
Dublin Road
1. William Sells House: 6028 Dublin Road: 1840
Photo taken in 1915.
Photo taken in 2021.
2. Charles Mitchell House: 6992 Dublin Road: 1828: Due to the house now sitting well below the adjacent road level and surrounded by trees and brush, the house is almost always hidden from view except in mid-winter.
Photo taken in 1875.
Photo taken in 2017.
3. Walter Dun House: 8055 Dublin Road: Around 1865
Photo taken in 1875.
Photo taken in 2021.
High Street
1. John Sells House: 6 S. High Street: 1835
Photo taken in 1982.
Photo taken in 2018.
2. Mitchell Boarding House: 24 S. High Street: Around 1890
Photo taken in 1915.
Photo taken in 2022.
3. Dublin Village Tavern: 29 S. High Street: 1880
Photo taken in 1968.
Photo taken in 2019.
4. Christian Church: 53 N. High Street: 1845
Photo taken around 1900.
Photo taken in 2019.
5. Joseph Button House: 63 S. High Street: Around 1830
Photo taken in 1982.
Photo taken in 2015.
6. Orange Davis House: 75 S. High Street: 1835
Photo taken in 1982.
Photo taken in 2019.
7. Sells Hotel: 78 S. High Street: Around 1835
Photo taken in 1982.
Photo taken in 2019.
8. Giles Weaver House: 83 S. High Street: 1835
Photo taken in 1982.
Photo taken in 2019.
9. Black Horse Tavern: 105-109 S. High Street: 1842
Photo taken in 1982.
Photo taken in 2018.
10. E.M. Skinner House: 126 S. High Street: 1840s
Photo taken around 1983.
Photo taken in 2021.
11. George Karrer House: 167 S. High Street: Around 1860
Photo taken in 1900.
Photo taken in 2014.
Riverview Street
1. Eli Pinney House: 109 S. Riverview Street: 1822
Photo taken in 1942.
Photo taken in 2014.
Demolished Historic Buildings
Bridge Street
1. Dublin Community Church Parsonage House: 81 W. Bridge Street: Around 1870-1964: Demolished to expand the church.
Photo taken around 1935.
Photo taken in 2020.
Dublin-Granville Road
1. Residential Buildings: 3900 W. Dublin-Granville Road: Unknown-Around 1990: Demolished when Dublin Center Drive was constructed. The roadway itself runs directly through where the farmhouse stood. There’s little to no information on this house or farm, but it likely dated back to the 1800s.
Photo taken in 1963.
Photo taken in 2022.
2. Residential House: 4264 W. Dublin-Granville Road: Around 1900-Around 1975: Demolished to construct the Wendy’s HQ building.
Photo taken in 1960.
Photo taken in 2023.
High Street
1. Albert Chapman House: 3 N. High Street: 1833-1958: The house was replaced with a parking lot that lasted into the 1980s.
Photo taken around 1950.
Photo taken in 2019.
2. Coffman’s Corner: 7-11 S. High Street: 1840-1961: Unknown reason for demolition. The site remained vacant until the current buildings were constructed in the 1990s.
Photo taken in 1879.
3. Newton Dominy House: 25 S. High Street: Around 1870-1926: Destroyed in a fire. The site is now part of an alley and parking lot.
Photo taken around 1920.
Photo taken in 2019.
4. Washington Local School: 75 N. High Street: 1871-Around 1978: Demolished to build city offices. Newer offices are now on the site.
Photo taken around 1875.
Photo taken in 2019.
5. Christie Methodist Church and Parsonage: 155 S. High Street: 1838-1912: Demolished after being heavily damaged by a tornado.
Photo taken around 1885.
Photo taken in 2022.
Riverview Street
1. John Sells House: 25 S. Riverview Street: 1809-1893: The first house in Dublin that wasn’t a log cabin, the home was demolished due to poor condition.
Photo taken in 1890.
Photo taken in 2019.
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