Terrace Park

This 0.22-acre mini park is well-hidden off Grandview Avenue via Terrace Drive. It is surrounded by the backyards of some of the most beautiful homes in Grandview Heights. Homeowners around Terrace Park enjoy ready access to this almost-private green space. Of particular note is the former Franklin County Poor House at 987 Grandview Ave.  which was built in 1833. (More information on the Poor House can be found under "Houses".)  

Note: The homes around Terrace Park are private residences. Please respect the owners' privacy and observe residences from public access points only.  

 

One of two brick columns marking the entrance to Terrace Drive off Grandview Avenue.   

Front exterior of the former Franklin County Poor House. This home was last offered for sale in 2020 for $1.25 million.  

Designed in 1916, Grandview Terrace was billed as "Columbus' highest-class, most exclusive" development, situated on a knoll 100 feet higher than Goodale Boulevard with forest and fruit trees. It originally featured a luxurious pool with a fountain fed by an old-fashioned windmill. Rose arbors, large urns, and streetlights further embellished the area. This undated early photograph shows children frolicking in the pool. The Poor House is in the background; the base of the windmill is to the right. The pool and fountain were removed in the mid 1960s and replaced by an expansive lawn, which is now Terrace Park.

Pergola in the Grand View Terrace development park.   

Original plat of the Grand View Terrace subdivison, with the Poor House in the shaded rectangle in the center of the drawing, and the park and fountain just above the Poor House.