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The Jury Room

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The Jury Room has undergone many updates throughout its storied history. Built in 1831, it operated as an Inn and Tavern that accommodated visitors to the nearby courthouse. During the Civil War, the Inn housed Union soldiers who were running a Confederate prison camp four miles west of the city... Read more

The Jury Room has undergone many updates throughout its storied history. Built in 1831, it operated as an Inn and Tavern that accommodated visitors to the nearby courthouse. During the Civil War, the Inn housed Union soldiers who were running a Confederate prison camp four miles west of the city at Camp Chase. Reportedly Confederate officers drank here because they were treated as gentlemen and allowed to leave the camp, if they promised to return at night. During Prohibition, it also operated as a speakeasy in the back of the building.
While the original building had three stories, it now only has two because of a fire in the early 1900s.
The largest Indian Mound in Central Ohio once stood at the intersection of Mound and South High, —complete with a house and a doctor’s office on top—in the 19th century. The mound was removed for a number of reasons, including a desire to see South High Street straightened. The stone material in the mound was later used in the construction of the Statehouse. Today the name Mound Street is the only reminder of the ancient wonder that once stood here.

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22 E Mound St, Columbus, OH 43215, USA
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Franklin County

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