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About German Village
Tourists flock here to enjoy the nation's largest privately funded historic district, especially to Schiller Park and its open-air Shakespeare performances. Brick streets, wrought-iron fences and not-exactly-German architecture create the area's distinctive look: buildings with Queen Anne and Italianate features, story-and-a-half brick cottages and Dutch Doubles. Yards are small, but German Village residents take great pride in their elaborate gardens and are open to the public in the annual Haus und Garten Tour.
Germans immigrating to America in the mid-1800s formed a prosperous settlement in Columbus, but by the 1950s the area was in severe decline.
The German Village Society worked to restore houses and businesses that are now on the National Register of Historic Places. Highlights include devouring cream puffs at Schmidt's Sausage Haus and a visit to the nearby Fudge Haus (the best house in the village!), browsing The Book Loft, the Golden Hobby Shop and Helen Winnemore's gift shop. Franklin Art Glass Studios on Sycamore gave Tiffany a run for its money back in the day and gives demonstrations on the art today. Stop in and order a custom window!
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