February 2026.
The Joseph & Anna Yost House in the Bryden Road Historic District was formerly the residence of notable Columbus architect Joseph W. Yost, part of the firm Yost & Packard. He and his partner Frank Packard designed many Victorian-era buildings in Columbus, including this one. It is definitely more restrained than the houses he designed for his wealthier clients, but it is still a fun Victorian house.
The Joseph & Anna Yost House is located at 1216 Bryden Road in the Franklin Park neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. It is bordered by Bryden Road to the south and surrounded by the houses in its historic district.
History
Not much history is available about this house either online or through books. Architecture: Columbus has the same information as Wikipedia, which is that the house was designed by Yost circa 1895. My other source, a blog post discussing every existing residential work by Yost & Packard, claims 1897. However, I guess I did my own original research by visiting the site and zooming into the dormer, as it has a relief with “1892” emblazoned into it. This casts doubt onto its attribution to Yost as the architect, since he did not begin living there until 1897, though I suppose it’s possible that the client moved out or sold the house and the Yosts moved in afterwards. They formerly lived at 58 North Garfield Avenue (since demolished), just east of Hamilton Park.
All I can really glean from this is that the house was built in the Chateauesque style, possibly by Joseph W. Yost, in 1892. He moved into the house in 1897 and likely stayed until his move to New York City in 1900. The house remains a single-family residence today, and it has been maintained in good repair.
Photos
The principal facade of the building today:
Aside from the two-story porch, which I think is a modern alteration, the remainder of the house is in excellent condition. The Renaissance ornamentation is intact and some of the original windows are still in place. It is definitely a more modest design compared to Yost’s larger and more flamboyant works, but it still sticks out on this block.
The entrance door is original, but it has been updated with modern hardware:
The slightly projecting wing has a two-story bay window built of stone:
It provides contrast to the undecorated buff brick walls behind it and leads the eye upward to the dormer.
Relief between the first and second floor:
The top has a similar ornamental pattern, as well as denticulation on the brick and stone cornice:
The dormer:
You can clearly see the 1892 date here--I love it when I can be a smartass and prove my sources wrong. Anyways, aside from that, this dormer seems to have a metal cap with more Renaissance ornamentation, though the little metal balls on the edges are more Gothic-inspired.
The smaller dormer, which has more rustic wooden bargeboards:
Not a crazy amount of photos or history for this one, but it’s still a standout in the historic district versus the more homogenous houses it is surrounded by.
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