Description: The Greek Revival capitol building of Tennessee was built over a period of 14 years starting in 1845. The architect of the building, William Strickland, died before the building was complete and is entombed in the northeast wall of the building. There are several monuments on the ground: Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Alvin York and the tomb of James K. Polk to honor the three Tennessee residents who served as President of the United States. The Charles Warterfield Reliquary also sits on the grounds and is comprised of a group of broken limestone columns and fragments from the former Tennessee State Prison. This image shows the front facade. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_549
Subjects: Capitols; National Register of Historic Places; Greek Revival
Places: Nashville (Tennessee); 600 Charlotte Ave.
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Painesville City Hall, located at 7 Richmond St. This building was the first Lake County Courthouse and was used for that purpose until 1909. It is an example of Greek Revival architecture. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_256
Subjects: City and town halls; Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; towers (building divisions); Greek Revival
Places: Painesville (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front and side facades of the Painesville City Hall, located at 7 Richmond St. This building was the first Lake County Courthouse and was used for that purpose until 1909. It is an example of Greek Revival architecture. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_255
Subjects: City and town halls; Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; towers (building divisions); Greek Revival
Places: Painesville (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows a plaque of the Painesville City Hall, located at 7 Richmond St. This building was the first Lake County Courthouse and was used for that purpose until 1909. It is an example of Greek Revival architecture. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_258
Subjects: City and town halls; Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; towers (building divisions); Greek Revival
Places: Painesville (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio);
 

Description: This image shows the front and side facades of the Knox County Courthouse. This Greek Revival courthouse emphasizes the temple form with its contrasting white trim and brick construction. Doric columns sit on either side of the entry. The building was remodeled in 1890: it was lengthened, the roof was rebuilt and a cupola was added. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F02_038_1
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; columns (architectural elements); clock towers; Greek Revival
Places: Mount Vernon (Ohio); Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front and side facades of the Painesville City Hall, located at 7 Richmond St. This building was the first Lake County Courthouse and was used for that purpose until 1909. It is an example of Greek Revival architecture. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_257
Subjects: City and town halls; Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; towers (building divisions); Greek Revival
Places: Painesville (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: this photograph is an exterior view of the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio. The museum was built around 1820 as a Greek Revival villa for Martin Baum. Successive owners included Nicholas Longworth, David Sinton, his daughter Anna Sinton and her husband, Charles Phelps Taft. Charles Taft was the half brother of William Howard Taft, who accepted the nomination for the U.S. presidency under the portico of this house. in 1927 Anna and Charles Taft donated the house and its collection of art to the people of Cincinnati with the statement "We desire to devote our collection of pictures, porcelains and other works of art to the people of Cincinnati in such a manor that they may be readily available for all." The house opened as the Taft Museum of Art in 1932. It is a National Historic Landmark. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06183
Subjects: Art museums; Taft Museum of Art; Greek revival (Architecture)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the gates to the grounds of the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio. . The museum was built around 1820 as a Greek Revival villa for Martin Baum. Successive owners included Nicholas Longworth, David Sinton, his daughter Anna Sinton and her husband, Charles Phelps Taft. Charles Taft was the half brother of William Howard Taft, who accepted the nomination for the U.S. presidency under the portico of this house. in 1927 Anna and Charles Taft donated the house and its collection of art to the people of Cincinnati with the statement "We desire to devote our collection of pictures, porcelains and other works of art to the people of Cincinnati in such a manor that they may be readily available for all." The house opened as the Taft Museum of Art in 1932. It is a National Historic Landmark. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06184
Subjects: Art museums; Taft Museum of Art; Greek revival (Architecture); Taft, Anna Sinton, -1931; Taft, Charles Phelps, 1843-1929
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is the front facade of the Montgomery County Historical Society, the former Montgomery County Courthouse. This structure, built between 1847 and 1850 at a cost of $63,000, was designed in temple form and is recognized as an outstanding example of Greek Revival architecture. It has a stone roof and a cantilevered stone staircase. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F05_345
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; porticoes; vaults (structural elements); pilasters; Greek Revival
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio); 451 W. 3rd St.
 

Description: This is the front facade of the Montgomery County Historical Society, the former Montgomery County Courthouse. This structure, built between 1847 and 1850 at a cost of $63,000, was designed in temple form and is recognized as an outstanding example of Greek Revival architecture. It has a stone roof and a cantilevered stone staircase. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F05_344
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; porticoes; vaults (structural elements); pilasters; Greek Revival
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio); 451 W. 3rd St.
 

Description: This photograph is an exterior view of the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio. The museum was built around 1820 as a Greek Revival villa for Martin Baum. Successive owners included Nicholas Longworth, David Sinton, his daughter Anna Sinton and her husband, Charles Phelps Taft. Charles Taft was the half brother of William Howard Taft, who accepted the nomination for the U.S. presidency under the portico of this house. In 1927 Anna and Charles Taft donated the house and its collection of art to the people of Cincinnati with the statement "We desire to devote our collection of pictures, porcelains and other works of art to the people of Cincinnati in such a manor that they may be readily available for all." The house opened as the Taft Museum of Art in 1932. It is a National Historic Landmark. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06185
Subjects: Art museums; Taft Museum of Art; Greek revival (Architecture); Taft, Anna Sinton, -1931; Taft, Charles Phelps, 1843-1929
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is exterior view of the Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati, Ohio. The museum was built around 1820 as a Greek Revival villa for Martin Baum. Successive owners included Nicholas Longworth, David Sinton, his daughter Anna Sinton and her husband, Charles Phelps Taft. Charles Taft was the half brother of William Howard Taft, who accepted the nomination for the U.S. presidency under the portico of this house. In 1927 Anna and Charles Taft donated the house and its collection of art to the people of Cincinnati with the statement "We desire to devote our collection of pictures, porcelains and other works of art to the people of Cincinnati in such a manor that they may be readily available for all." The house opened as the Taft Museum of Art in 1932. It is a National Historic Landmark. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06186
Subjects: Art museums; Taft Museum of Art; Greek revival (Architecture); Taft, Anna Sinton, -1931; Taft, Charles Phelps, 1843-1929
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)