Ohio State Office Building, governor's office, photograph   Save
Ohio Department of Industrial and Economic Development
Description: This photograph shows the interior of the Ohio governor's office, ca. 1935. This room was the original site of the governor's office in the State Office Building, Columbus, Ohio. The office walls feature gleaming panels of inlaid wood, some in a herringbone pattern. The room is furnished with a desk, two office chairs, an armchair, and a sofa, all of them characteristically streamlined yet stylish. Two windows have patterned, tieback draperies. Construction of the building began in 1930 and was completed in 1933. The 14-story, white marble structure was designed by Cincinnati architect Harry Hake and serves as a classic example of the Art Moderne style. The interior of the building includes public spaces decorated with murals, mosaics and bas-reliefs that illustrate the history of Ohio and its industries. The building was later known as the Ohio Judicial Center until 2011, when the state Supreme Court named the center in honor of the late Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, who was the second-longest-serving chief justice in state history at the time of his death in April 2010. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05705
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Modernist; Art Deco; Architecture--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)