"The Book House" in Columbus, Ohio, offers 8 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms for 24 guests, as well as 7,000 hardcover books, vintage materials and custom ironwork as a high-end rental property.

Central Ohio faces a housing shortage as demand outpaces supply. Columbus leads efforts to add 200,000 ... Columbus says it will build 100,000 new homes over the next decade in response to the ...