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Circus House

Historic district contributing properties in Columbus, OhioHouses completed in 1895Houses in Columbus, OhioNRHP infobox with nocatNational Register of Historic Places in Columbus, Ohio
Romanesque Revival architecture in OhioYost and Packard buildings
Peter Sells House — Columbus, Ohio
Peter Sells House — Columbus, Ohio

The Circus House, also known as the Sells House, is a building in the Victorian Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The three-story, 7,414 sq ft (688.8 m2) house was designed by Yost & Packard in an eclectic style, using elements from numerous architectural styles. It was built for the family of Peter Sells, one of the owners of the Sells Brothers Circus. The house is located at the northwest corner of Goodale Park, one of the first city parks in Columbus. Peter and Mary Sells' house was built in the 1890s, with influence from a family trip in 1891. The building was completed in 1895, and furnished with décor from the family's world travels. Peter Sells split from his wife in a widely publicized divorce in 1900, and he died in 1904. The house subsequently saw a range of commercial uses, from an office building to a daycare center, a fraternal order for commercial travelers, a nursery school, and an alcoholics' recovery house. In 1998, the house returned to single-family residential use, and each of the three owners have completed various renovations to the house during their ownerships. The house is a contributing property of the Victorian Village Historic District, overseen by the Victorian Village Commission, and the Near Northside Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Circus House
Dennison Avenue, Columbus

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Dennison Avenue 755
43215 Columbus
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Peter Sells House — Columbus, Ohio
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