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1570 Hawthorne Park
Tallmadge House

Lot 17 and 18 Woodlands Amended

This home was designed by architect Joel Edward McCarty (McCarty lived at 1530 East Long Street) for Frank Tallmadge and construction was completed in about 1906. Prior to living here, Tallmadge lived at 1570 East Long Street.


In 1956 the carriage house was converted to a residence, and contained two apartments. The original facade of the home was modernized, probably in about 1957. 

A brief biographical sketch written as part of a more
extensive article in the July 1908, 
Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly by E.O. Randall (Randall lived at 257 Woodland Avenue). "Frank Tallmadge, for fifty years a resident of Columbus, Ohio, is the eldest in Ohio in either lineal or collateral line from Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge, being the son of Theodore Wood and Ellen (Brasee) Tallmadge. Attended Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven, Connecticut, just one hundred years after Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge departed therefrom to enter Yale College. Also Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, from 1870 to 1872, since which date Mr. Tallmadge has been actively engaged in business in the City of Columbus, of later years attaining a large acquaintance as an Adjuster of Claims for Street and Interurban Tractions as well as for many large industries in Central Ohio. Married May Hedges at Pittsburg. Two sons resulted from this union, the elder, Trafford Brasee married Ethel Thompson, of Terre Haute, Indiana, and they have one son, Trafford Wood. The younger son, Harold Hedges, was united in marriage to Agnes Lee Smith in January, 1907. and died at Columbus in March, 1908, leaving no issue. Mr. Tallmadge has long been interested in local historical matters, is a life member of the Ohio Historical and Archaeological Society, and a member of the Society Sons of the American Revolution. He was the only representative of the family at the Tallmadge Centennial June, 1907. Mr. Tallmadge's home in Columbus is replete with valuable family relics and curios, some of the rooms being appointed and furnished after the style of the early Colonial days."

Tallmadge was an insurance agent. He was President of the Frank Tallmadge Company (Casualty, Burglary, Steam Boiler Insurance, Fidelity Suerty, Court and Contract Bonds). Tallmadge was also a well known horseman and horse enthusiast.

The house changed hands in 2016 and the real estate listing noted, "This is the Holloway/Dugger home with stories of Nat King Cole, Mohammad Ali, Jazz artist Bubbles Holloway + noted others visiting. 3 stories of gorgeous oak, inlaid wood panels, 6 fireplaces, original operating 'dumb waiter', butler's pantry, maid's quarters & fabulous wood throughout. Woodworking and amenities are all original, from the crystal door knobs & brass accents to the original fixtures..."

Another commenter on the realtor's listing stated, "This house was built in 1906 and designed by the local firm of Richards, McCarty and Bulford. The long-time first resident was Frank Tallmadge (1854-1937) who owned an insurance agency downtown. He lived here with his first wife May Hedges and after her death, 2nd wife Elizabeth Ritchie.
A later owner John Q. Adams was an architect who advertised mail-order small house plans in the back of Popular Mechanics magazine. The owners until recent years were Earl B. Wilson and his wife Gwendolyn Holloway Duggar Wilson. Gwendolyn’s brother was entertainment impresario Bubbles Holloway, who brought over the famous folks mentioned. A wonderful house that needs appreciative owners."
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1570 Hawthorne Park, February 2010
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Frank Tallmadge, circa 1908
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May Tallmadge, circa 1907
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