More Zinn Memorabilia
Some cool memorabilia from the Zinn Lumber Yard, courtesy of John Clark (great grandson of J. Harvey Zinn).
J. Harvey Zinn & Family
J. Harvey Zinn, owner of the Zinn lumber yard, lived in Clintonville and was a civic leader and philanthropist. Mr. Zinn was reported to be an ardent fisherman who followed his favorite sport in practically every part of Canada, as well as in Florida waters. His attractive estate “Edgewater,” was located at 285 Kenworth on the Olentangy River just north of West North Broadway. This estate still exists in Clintonville. J. Harvey Zinn died in 1957. Attached are some obituaries from The Columbus Dispatch and elsewhere. The Zinns were very active in the North M. E. Church. Though the church [...]
Zinn Lumber Company: Perfection Millwork
When I was working on my book, several old-timers remembered the Zinn Lumber Company at the corner of North High and Hudson. At last we have photos! Lauren Clark who is married to John Clark, the great grandson of J. Harvey Zinn, shared some of John's family photos of the Zinn Lumber Company as well as other items related to J. Harvey Zinn. These show the lumber yard after it was rebuilt in 1926. I've tried to arrange the photos in geographic order from the Zinn Lumber Company's showroom on North High Street, moving eastward along East Hudson Street to [...]
Fire at Zinn Lumber Yard
I've previously reported that the Zinn Lumber Yard, located at 19 East Hudson Street, burned down. It burned down on November 8, 1925, and the fire destroyed the planning mill, storeroom and lumber supply. The fire also damaged several nearby homes and church. The lumber yard was rebuilt in the same location however, and Scott Caputo at the Local History and Genealogy Department of the Columbus Metropolitan Library was kind enough to send me several article about the business. The cause of the fire was not known. [Courtesy of Scott Caputo, Local History and Genealogy Department, Columbus Metropolitan Library] The [...]
J. Harvey Zinn & his “Innocent Lamb” Lillian
The Zinn Lumberyard is always interesting; many people I met while researching my book remember it, yet I have never seen pictures of it. James Wells, long-time resident of the Olde North Columbus community has an abiding interest in it and has shared a couple items about the Zinns. The first is a business card for Mr. Zinn when he ran for the school board in 1921. We're not sure if he won or not, but it would be interesting to find those records. Don't you love the directive, "Investigation of my Personal and Business Record Invited." The second is [...]
Zinn’s Lumber Yard
In 1892 at the age of 21, Mr. J. Harvey Zinn opened the lumber company at 19 East Hudson Street in partnership with Mr. S. M. Coe. Four years later he bought out Mr. Coe’s interest and built up the largest lumber yard in the city, both from the standpoint of size and from the amount of business done per year. This is a picture of Zinn’s Lumber Yard and workers. In November 1924 the Zinn Lumber Company caught fire and burned to a loss of $141,000. It was the largest fire in the city for that year. In 1931 [...]
Creative Reuse of a Garden House
This little gem was once the garden house at Edgewater, summer home of Harvey and Emma Legg Zinn. (Harvey was founder of the Zinn Lumber Company.) It dates to the 1920s. Zinn's property at the west end of Kenworth was eventually subdivided and several years ago an additional new house was built on the property. During construction of the new house, the builder, Kevin Clausen, used the garden house as an office for the building project (shown here in 2014). Upon the house's completion, the new homeowners, Gary and Kathy Flynn, donated this lovely shed to Clintonville Resource Center (CRC) [...]
North M.E. Church
The North M.E. Church, located at East Ave and Tompkins, has a long history, which--thanks to John Clark, a descendant of the Zinn family--can be found here. The church was located very close to the Zinn Lumber Yard (and the Zinn family residence), and the church was damaged in that business' November 1925 fire. Then the church had its own fire in March 1928, which necessitated a complete rebuilding of the church. Scott Caputo at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, was kind to send us this article about the fire. The church was slowly but surely rebuilt and enlarged and improved. [...]
Legg Family
Here are two wonderful pictures of the Legg family. Emma Legg married James Harvey Zinn, born 1 October 1871 Ohio, in 1895. J. Harvey Zinn was the President of the Zinn Lumber Company located at Hudson and North High Streets. Emma and James lived at 285 Kenworth, located on the Olentangy River just north of West North Broadway. (Their house still exists in Clintonville.) [Photos courtesy of John Clark. Thanks also to his wife Lauren for sending them to me.] For more information on the Leggs see here; For more information on the Zinns see here; and/or listen to Robert [...]
The Leggs
This is a reprint of an article by Mary Rodgers, originally appearing in the newsletter of The Clintonville Historical Society. A brief history of Charles T and Sadie M. Legg--long time Clintonville residents--based on The Booster news article dated February 12, 1937, with additions Charlie Legg was born on the Legg farm on April 23, 1871. This farm, a dairy, was located North of Clintonville. The lane leading to the Legg homestead would have been near where Webster Park Avenue is today. Charlie’s mother was Orell E. Webster, daughter of Amazon Webster and a direct descendant of Noah Webster of [...]