German Village is a historic neighborhood in
Columbus, Ohio, just south of downtown. It was settled in the early-to-mid-19th century by a large number of
German immigrants, who at one time comprised as much as a third of the city's entire population. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1974, becoming the largest privately funded preservation district on the list, and in 2007, was made a
Preserve America Community by the
White House. On November 28, 1980, its boundaries were increased and today it is one of the premier historic restorations in the world.