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Around the garden of the historicBryden Road home, bronze figuresstand guard over remnants ofColumbus’ past.

A statue of Dionysus — Greek godof the grape harvest — perches atopa limestone pedestal salvaged froma balcony in Capital University’sMees Hall when it was renovated inthe early 1990s.

Weathered arches, part of a Span-ish-style building that was razed tobuild the now-dismantled City Cen-ter mall, blend with sculptor GaryRoss’ forms of Dionysus’ wife andfollowers among the greenery.

The fragments of Columbus his-tory were gathered by Ross, 70, a

sculpture professor at Capital who issharing his charmed backyard duringthe Summer Tour of Historic Homesnext Sunday in the Olde Towne Eastneighborhood.

“I thought they were beautifulobjects,” Ross said, “and I hated tosee them destroyed.”

Such reverence for the downfallenis shared by many residents in OldeTowne East who rescued their his-toric homes from neglect.

The neighborhood — inhabited bythe city’s well-to-do in the late 1800sand early 1900s — housed famousresidents such as author andcartoonist James Thurber andpainter Alice Schille before itsdecline in the 1960s.

Tour shows off efforts to save grand old residencesBy Leah WynalekTHE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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Sculptor GaryRoss is sharinghis charmedbackyard duringthe SummerTour of HistoricHomes next Sunday in theOlde Towne Eastneighborhood.

Dick Gurevitz moved throughhis Whitehall home like a molethrough tunnels.

A narrow lane connectingmajor rooms had been carvedout of stuff stacked to shoulder

height. Suitcases,folding chairs,paintings, trashcans, papers andboxes jammedwith Gurevitz’scollections left noroom to move.

Yet Gurevitzmanaged to existin the house.

That was beforeHalloween week-

end 2009, when a crew arrived tofilm an episode of the A&E TVshow Hoarders, which featuresalarming profiles of Americanswhose homes and lives havebeen consumed by stuff (orworse: Some shows depicthomes overtaken by vermin).

Four days later, with the helpof more than 30 people, Gure-vitz’s home was transformedinto a functional, livable space.

I sat down with Gurevitz earlylast month to see what impactthe show had on his life. I wascurious about whether the tidi-ness displayed at the end of theshow had lasted.

The short answer is yes. Eventhough Gurevitz did not wantme to see two spare rooms thathe acknowledged were messy,the main rooms — living, diningand kitchen — remained muchas they were when the Hoarderscrew left.

Gurevitz is the first to ac-knowledge that his life is betterbecause of the show, but he hasmixed feelings about the experi-ence.

Like other Hoarders subjects,

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Dick Gurevitz, foreground, andcousin Jason Bromberg in Gure-vitz’s living room

Ex-hoarderholds on totidy rooms

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lousy housing market has driven hundreds of affluent central Ohioans to apartment complex-es. � Now, can community gardens, sports bars, granite countertops and trips to Ikea keep them

there? � New high-end complexes from Groveport to Hilliard are offering a bevy of amenities toattract and retain tenants, many of whom are paying more in rent than they might on a mort-

gage. � “The same people who rent today might have bought three years ago,” said SamStark, the sales manager with Lifestyle Communities, whose newest apartment complex —the Paddock at Hayden Run — boasts a 7,000-square-foot sports bar called the Goat.

“There’s still fear in the housingmarket. People want to be mobile,and they’re willing to pay a premi-um for living in an apartment.”

Adding to the appeal, the Pad-dock offers a beach volleyballcourt, a staffed workout facility,hardwood floors, stainless-steelappliances and 9-foot ceilings.

Down Hayden Run Road, thenew Hilliard Grand complex pro-vides a dog park, a communitygarden, a car wash, 9-foot ceilings,Wi-Fi, a fire-pit terrace andwasher-dryer hookups.

Those perks and others are inaddition to once-luxurious fea-tures now considered a must inhigh-end rentals: fitness centers,movie rooms, clubhouses, pools,

business centers and open floorplans.

To those in the industry, suchamenities are more than justbrochure fodder: They are tools inwhat could be a watershed mo-ment in modern housing.

The U.S. homeownership ratehas dropped to 66.4 percent ofhouseholds, its lowest level in 13years and down from a peak of69.2 percent in 2004. Although

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John Scruggs could buy a home, but he likes the freedom and amenities at the Paddock at Hayden Run apartments.

LEFT: Anthony Verrilli and NoelleCarusillo take a break in theGoat, a sports bar at the Pad-dock at Hayden Run.

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A garden sculpture gracesGary Ross’ backyard.

After the completion of I-71, manyof the wealthy fled to surroundingsuburbs, and the area’s homes fell intodisrepair, said Alex Macke, tourorganizer and an Olde Towne Eastresident.

“The neighborhood had reallychanged,” he said. “There was a lot ofdownturn in real estate, but the artis-tic and creative really saw a value inthis area.”

This year, the Olde Towne East tourwill feature 16 houses and gardens onBryden Road.

The spacious homes, a mix of Vic-torian, Georgian revival and Dutchcolonial styles, offer a different experi-ence from home tours at nearby sitessuch as German Village, Macke said.

“In German Village, the challenge iswhat amazing things you can do in asmall space,” he said. “In this area, thechallenge is, ‘Oh, my gosh, how didyou afford to put this back together?’

“There’s a lot more land and a lotmore house to deal with here.”

Bryden residents Robert Pilarski andChet Domitz, who have lived in theirColonial revival for a year and a half,are putting their home and garden onthe tour for the first time.

The previous owner did most of therestoration on the interior, Pilarskisaid, but he and Domitz altered thehome’s aesthetic from modern to amix of contemporary and Arts andCrafts decoration.

They made major changes to thethird-floor master suite, he said.Before Pilarski and Domitz purchasedthe house, the suite included a mod-ern-style elliptical wall, which theyquickly restored to the home’s flatter,vintage look.

The backyard was the biggest chal-lenge, Pilarski said.

The house — which had beenturned into a nursing home in the1970s — was once utilitarian, includ-ing chain-link fences, concrete side-walks and asphalt instead of grass,and a fire escape that led from a third-floor window into the backyard, hesaid.

But the self-proclaimed “gardenfanatic” got to work fast, transforminghis yard into a tranquil green spacecentered around a rectangular pond.

Other gardens on tour are less con-ventional.

James Arter, 68, an associate artist atthe Greater Columbus Arts Council,turned his yard into a woodland play-ground where toy dinosaur figuresmingle with strategically placed treelimbs.

The property also features an irongazebo built in the 1800s, which heinherited from the house next door.

But when he purchased the home18 years ago, there was no landscap-ing, only a 250-year-old mulberry tree— just one of the many property proj-ects in the recently revived neigh-borhood.

“The one thing’s that neat here (inOlde Towne) is that you’ve got homesin transition,” Pilarski said. “You cansee not everything is perfect and . . .get an idea of what they come fromand they’re going through.”

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Artwork brightens the backyard of Robert Pilarski and Chet Domitz’s home,which is on the Olde Towne East tour for the first time.

If you goSUMMER TOUR OF HISTORIC HOMES

The Olde Towne East neighborhood will showcase 16 homesand gardens from 1 to 7 p.m. next Sunday.The tour begins at the Columbus City Preparatory School forGirls, 1390 Bryden Rd. Tickets cost $15 in advance (online or inperson), or $20 the day of the tour. A list of locations to buytickets in advance can be found at www.oldetowneeast.org.

HOMES ON THE TOUR: � 1122 Bryden Rd.: ThisQueen Anne-style home fea-tures arched front windowsand decorative brick masonry.� 1227 Bryden Rd.: A largefront porch and rear gardenpond mark this brick home,which dates from 1900.� 1240 Bryden Rd.: Thislandmark home has main-tained its original slate roof,gutters and chimney stacks.� 1270 Bryden Rd.: The hometurned art gallery features abackyard dragon namedDraco.� 1320 Bryden Rd.: Art-glasswindows on the second floorare a focal point of this home,which includes a lush gardenin the back.� 1391 Bryden Rd.: A second-floor elliptical window is bor-dered by limestone embel-lishments in this Colonialrevival.� 1412 Bryden Rd.: Pocketdoors and hardwood floorscharmed the home’s owners,who later updated the reargarden to include a waterfall.� 1424 Bryden Rd.: Thehome’s solid brick exterior andmasonry accents complementa comfortable woodlandgarden.

� 1562 Bryden Rd.: Stained-glass windows and leaded-glass sashes decorate thissolid American foursquare.� 1620 Bryden Rd.: Theowners, who recently reno-vated the kitchen and bath,are dedicated to organicgardening at their Colonial-style home.� 1702-1704 Bryden Rd.: Thebrick double includes Arts andCrafts architectural details anda fragrant garden with herbsand lilacs.� 1724 Bryden Rd.: A gam-brel roof accents this spaciousDutch colonial revival.� 1765 Bryden Rd.: Beautifulinterior woodwork character-izes this house, which includesa gentlemen’s smoking porchand a butler’s pantry.� 1777 Bryden Rd.: The homemixes old with new, includingheated master-bath floors anda gourmet kitchen amongoriginal pocket doors andfireplaces.

GARDENS ON THE TOUR:� 1221 Bryden Rd.: The yard,once a gravel parking lot, nowfeatures majestic trees, a fishpool and 15 bronze sculptures.� 1224 Bryden Rd.: A farm-house in the 1880s, the gar-den emphasizes its sculpturesand original well platform.

Plantings surround a poolin Pilarski and Domitz’sbackyard.

“The artistic and creativereally saw a value in thisarea.”ALEX MACKEtour organizer

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be on display at each stop. INCLUDED IN THE TOUR ARE:� 283 Siebert St.� 326 E. Deshler Ave.� 49 E. Gates St.� 60 E. Gates St.� 325 E. Gates St.� 389 E. Gates St.� 125 City Park Ave.� 233 Moler St.� 241 Moler St.� 185 E. Welch Ave.� St. Paul’s Lutheran Church,322 Stewart St.� Merion Village Dental, 1250S. High St.� Plant Pride on Parsons at Hal& Al’s, 1297 Parsons Ave. � Merion Village InformationCenterVisit www.merionvillage.org.NEXT SUNDAY

Hungarian Village tourHungarian Village — an up-and-coming neighborhood just southof Merion Village — has 11gardens that will be open from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Sunday.INCLUDED IN THE TOUR ARE:� 1641 S. 4th St. � 143 E. Hinman Ave. � 149 E. Hinman Ave. � 155 E. Hinman Ave. � 167 E. Hinman Ave. � 236 E. Hinman Ave. � 241 E. Hinman Ave. � 294 E. Hinman Ave. � 325 E. Hinman Ave. � 326 E. Hinman Ave. � 338 E. Hinman Ave. Visit susanbhalpern@yahoo.com.

Please mail tour information toHome & Garden, The Dispatch,34 S. 3rd St., Columbus, OH43215.

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Worthington HistoricalHome and Garden TourA tour of 13 sites will take placefrom 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. nextSunday offering a glimpse ofWorthington architecture from the1800s.

INCLUDED IN THE TOUR ARE:� Old Rectory, 50 W. New Eng-land Ave., built in the early1840s as a home for the rector ofSt. John’s Episcopal Church, nowhome of the Worthington Histor-ical Society and a doll museum.� Orange Johnson House, 956High St., built in 1811 by notedmason Arora Buttles, now amuseum operated by the Wor-thington Historical Society.� Boarding House, 25 Fox Lane,an 1814 Buttles brick building.� Ripley House, 623 High St., acirca-1820 Buttles brick building.� Grand Lodge of Ohio. 634High St., an 1820 Buttles brickbuilding.� High Road Gallery, 12 E.Stafford St., an 1818 home thatButtles built for his wife and himafter the War of 1812.� Travis Scott House, 72 E.Granville Rd., a post-and-beamhouse built around 1820.� Skeele House, 700 HartfordSt., built in 1827.� Mattoon-Woodrow House, 72E. North St., built in 1827.� Topping-Evans House, 92 E.Granville Rd., built in 1845.� 680 Hartford St., an 1880sfarmhouse.� Vest House, 91 E. GranvilleRd., built in 1860.� Horace Wright Family House,137 E. Granville Rd., built in1861.Tickets cost $10 in advance atFritzy Jacobs, the Shop at the OldRectory and the Worthingtonfarmers market, or $15 the day ofthe tour at 11:30 a.m. at the OldRectory or at noon at the OrangeJohnson House. Call 614-885-1247 or visitwww.worthingtonhistory.org. NEXT SUNDAY

Blossom Tourof Worthington HillsEight Worthington Hills gardens

will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. nextSunday in a tour sponsored bythe Worthington Hills GardenClub. Visitors will see beautifulgardens featuring woodlandsettings; golf course vistas; stun-ning stonework; water features;and plantings of perennials,shrubs and trees. All proceedswill benefit the Habitat forHumanity-Greater Columbuslandscaping fund.Tickets cost $7 in advance atwww.worthingtonhillsgardenclub.org, or $10 the day of the tour atthe Worthington Hills CountryClub, 920 Clubview Blvd. S. Call 614-436-5626.

NEXT SUNDAY

“The West Side Garden Story”Eight gardens in Marysville will beopen from 1 to 5 p.m. next Sun-day in a tour sponsored by theUnion County master gardeners. Tickets cost $8 in advance atMcAuliffe’s Ace Hardware, NaturalAccents Florist, Twisted SisterFlorists and the Scheiderer FarmsGreenhouse, or $10 the day ofthe tour at the Veterans MemorialMonument site on the courthouselawn, 215 W. 5th St. Visitwww.union.osu.edu/topics/master-gardener-volunteer-program.

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Merion Village garden tourTen gardens and four specialtystops in Merion Village will beopen from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. nextSunday in a free tour. Maps will be available at eachlocation. Local food will be soldat the Merion Village AssociationInformation Center, 1330 S. 4thSt. Art by Ruby Rose Studio will

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