661 Binns Blvd, Columbus, OH 43204

Westgate is a community within the Hilltop area of Columbus, Ohio. It was constructed partially on land formerly housing the American Civil War Camp Chase and Confederate prison. After the Civil War, the land was purchased by Joseph Binns and his associates to be used to start a Mennonite community. These plans failed to materialize, and the land was developed as a "streetcar suburb" in the 1930s. Located 4 miles (6.4 km) west of downtown, the neighborhood also is home to Westgate Park and Recreation Center, Hilltop branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, West High School, Westgate Alternative Elementary School, St. Mary Magdalene Church and School, and Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. About 4,500 residents live in 2,100 households within the Westgate boundaries. Local newspaper, "The Columbus Dispatch", named Westgate one of the ten best neighborhoods to live in the City of Columbus in August 2008. Housing costs in the area typically run from the low $90,000s to the mid $140,000s.