The Victorian Village Commission and the Victorian Village Historic District were established by Ordinance # 1788-73 in 1973. The Commission Guidelines were adopted in 1989.  The Victorian Village Commission consists of seven (7) mayoral appointees who serve without compensation. It is the duty of the Commission to preserve, protect and enhance the unique architectural and historical features of the Victorian Village Historic District. The Commission considers applications and issues Certificates of Appropriateness for exterior alterations at properties located within the Victorian Village Historic District boundaries, pursuant to Columbus City Code chapters 3116 and 3119 and the Victorian Village District Guidelines(pdf).

2008 Victorian Village Commission Hearing Schedule 

Community Training Center
109 N. Front St.  Ground Floor

All meetings begin at 6:15 p.m. 

Application Deadlines	Hearing Dates
December 24, 2008	January 8, 2009
January 29, 2009	February 12, 2009
February 26, 2009	March 12, 2009
March 26, 2009	April 9, 2009
April 30, 2009	May 14, 2009
May 28, 2009	June 11, 2009
June 25, 2009	July 9, 2009
July 30, 2009	August 13, 2009
August 27, 2009	September 10, 2009
September 24, 2009	October 8, 2009
October 29, 2009	November 12, 2009
November 25, 2009*	December 10, 2009
December 30, 2009*	January 14, 2010
January 28, 2010	February 11, 2010
February 25, 2010	March 11, 2010

* Moved to 2nd Tuesday due to Holiday

Printed Schedule of Meetings

All completed Certificate of Appropriateness applications and required supporting materials must be received in the City of Columbus Historic Preservation Office by the specified Application Deadlines in order to be placed on the corresponding Hearing Dates.

Mail or deliver completed Certificate of Appropriateness applications to:

Historic Preservation Office
109 N. Front St.  Ground Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-9031

Phone: (614) 645-8620

Email: HPOInfo@columbus.gov

City of Columbus Historic Preservation Office Staff

• James A. Goodman, Assistant Historic Preservation Officer, (614) 645-7920
• Walter Green, Assistant Historic Preservation Officer, (614) 645-8040
• Randy Black, Historic Preservation Officer, (614) 645-6821