E.O. Snyder Grocer is a historic building in the Near East Side of Columbus, Ohio. The building was added to the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 2018.[1]

E.O. Snyder Grocer
The building in January 2018
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Location1223 E. Main Street, Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates39°57′27″N 82°58′00″W / 39.957579°N 82.966538°W / 39.957579; -82.966538
DesignatedApril 2, 2018
Reference no.CR-73

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The three-story building is located at the southeast corner of East Main St. and Wilson Avenue.[2] The Merchant is the first coworking space in Olde Towne East. It has 7,300 sq ft (680 m2) for shared workspaces.[3]

History

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The building was a merchant stand for the decades: E.O. Snyder first owned it, from 1907 to 1917. In a recent ownership, the building housed a convenience store, with residential units in the floors above.[3] In 2018, it began conversion into a coworking space called The Merchant. The building owners received $191,000 in state historic tax credits for the renovation, set to cost $1.5 million.[4] The work would create an open space on the ground floor for workers and separated offices on the upper two floors. The couple renovating it tore down a building behind the grocery, leaving a large enclosed patio.[2] They preserved and restored original brick, woodwork, and flooring, and replaced windows.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "GIS Open Data Columbus, OH".
  2. ^ a b Tristan Navera (21 March 2019). "Historic building in Olde Towne East being converted to coworking space". Columbus Business First. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b Post, Susan (22 March 2019). "First Coworking Space Coming to Olde Towne East - The Metropreneur".
  4. ^ a b Rose, Marla Matzer. "New coworking space coming to Near East Side". The Columbus Dispatch.