Westerville is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. A northeastern suburb of Columbus, its population was 39,190 at the 2020 census. The city is home to Otterbein University. It was once known as the "Dry Capital of the World" for its strict laws prohibiting sales of alcohol and for being the home of the Anti-Saloon League, one of the driving forces behind the Prohibition era at the beginning of the 20th century.
Midwest
Westerville
Delaware County, OH
Population
38,911
Walk Score
88 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,361
Median home value
$320,500
[[Municipal Corporation
1858
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Temperance Row Historic District · listed 2008
- Uptown Westerville Historic District · listed 2019
Notable landmarks
- Sharp, Stephen, House · listed 1982
- Alkire House · listed 1978
- Carnegie Library Otterbein University · listed 2021
- Central College Presbyterian Church · listed 1980
- Everal, John W., Farm Buildings · listed 1975
- Hanby, Benjamin, House · listed 1970
- Hart, Gideon, House · listed 1973
- Home for the Aged Deaf · listed 1980
- Osborn, Charles S., House · listed 1977
- Otterbein Mausoleum · listed 1979
- Presbyterian Parsonage · listed 1980
- Towers Hall, Otterbein College · listed 1971
- Washburn, Rev. Ebenezer, House · listed 1980
- Westerville High School-Vine Street School · listed 1975
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