Moment in Time (originally submitted to ThisWeek News for publication July 4, 2006)

Frank Griffith (upper left) was very influential in Columbus, Ohio financial circles. Born in 1873, he was employed by the firm of Otis and Company Investment Brokers. He also founded the Daily Reporter Newspaper in 1896 and was president of the Columbus Stock Exchange. The picture of the Griffith family home is from a circa 1908 Ohio Realty promotional publication called the Home Builder. In 1912 a smoldering fire presumably started by lightning severely damaged two bedrooms on the second floor while the family was away. The local press reported the home was valued at $10,000 and incurred $1,500 worth of damage. The Day family currently owns this home, located at 1238 Cambridge Boulevard.