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  • Microsoft Travel: Experience the top 15 attractions in Columbus

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE A symphony orchestra and an art museum are supported by the city. James Thurber’s home has been preserved as a literary center. East of downtown lies a botanical…

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  • OutNAbout Columbus: The Kelton House

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  • Dispatch: Thurber, Kelton houses, other small museums work to stay open and relevant amid pandemic

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Vintage motorcycles, 19th-century dolls and TV memorabilia are just some of the gems that can be found in the collections of central Ohio’s small museums. They, along with…

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  • Dispatch: Historian honors suffrage movement by portraying key Columbus leader

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Since 2012, Leslie Blankenship has portrayed Columbus suffragist Belle Coit Kelton throughout Ohio. Today, her presentations are especially timely as the country celebrates the 100th anniversary of women’s…

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  • WOSU Public Media: Haunted Places Around Columbus

    Host Javier Sanchez visits the Harrison House Bed & Breakfast to visit with local author and ghost expert, Nellie Kampmann, who reveals some of the most notable haunts around Columbus.

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  • Dispatch: Tour of ‘haunted’ Downtown mansions offers ghost stories, goosebumps

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE For more than 30 years, the “Ghosts of Town-Franklin Tour” has provided history lessons and scares in the historic Downtown district. The next event takes place Wednesday, Oct.…

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  • 19th century life in the Kelton House – Columbus Ohio

    Kelton House Museum stands as a snapshot of 19th century life in Columbus Ohio. It is a treasure trove of Victoriana, containing everything from lavishly embellished Victorian silverware to unusual…

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  • CityScene: Kelton House grant sustains and offers new programs

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Kelton House grant sustains and offers new programs After a $10,000 grant, the museum is better than ever Who could have thought that residents from our city played…

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  • 10TV: Kelton House Museum and Garden spooks guests and staff with ghostly visits

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE The 1852 mansion built by Fernando Cortez and Sophia Stone Kelton, the Kelton House is now a museum on Town Street in Columbus. The 1852 mansion built by…

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  • Columbus Monthly: City Quotient: Preserving Hope at the Kelton House

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Many lessons to be learned at the Kelton House Museum and Garden The Kelton House on East Town Street is one of the city’s great house museums. I…

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THE KELTON FAMILY

Daughter of Edwin & Laura Brace Kelton, Grace was a nationally known interior decorator and last family member to live in the Kelton House.

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Museum Hours

Guided Tours Thursday – Sunday

on the hour 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, & 3pm

Monday-Wednesday | Private Group tours by appointment only

Cloased May 17th for our anual Garden Party Gala

 HOLIDAY HOURS-                                    Closed

12/24 and 25

12/31 and 1/1

Month of January | Closed for maintenance

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UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Buy Tickets Now!

    Buy Tickets Now!

  • Voices from the Past: The Kelton Family Letters During the Civil War

    Voices from the Past: The Kelton Family Letters During the Civil War

  • My First Tea Ceremony: A Japanese Traditional Tea

    My First Tea Ceremony: A Japanese Traditional Tea

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Address
586 E Town Street, Columbus, OH 43215

Phone
(614) 464-2022

Friends of the Kelton House

Friends of the Kelton House provide critical funding to continue the restoration of the Museum’s interior.

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Junior League of Columbus

Since its establishment in 1976, the Kelton House Museum has been under the stewardship of The Junior League of Columbus, which continues to oversee its operations till today.

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