Description: Reverse reads: "Thompson Estate - 'Laurel Court'. College Hill, near Cincinnati, Ohio. 'Laurel Court' built of white marble is an exact reproduction of the 'Trianon' in Paris, France." Located at 5870 Belmont Avenue in the College Hill area of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Peter G. Thomson Home is better known as Laurel Court and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The Beau Arts Neoclassical style home, completed in 1907, was built for Peter G. Thomson, founder of Champion Paper, and designed by James Gamble Rogers, the nephew of Peter's wife Laura Gamble Thomson. It was modeled after the Petit Trianon, a "small" chateau on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in France, and is considered one of the finest homes in America. The exterior is made from chiseled granite and was originally built on twenty three acres, on the highest point in Hamilton County. The Thomson family lived in the home until 1947. Today, the private residence stands on seven and a half acres of land, and the numerous original buildings, gardens, statues and fountains are open for tours and special events by reservation only. Some of the notable features of this home include the retractable roof of the two story Atrium in the center of the house, the Rookwood tiled swimming pool, the African Rosewood tiled Library, and the gilded Music Room. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F08_008_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Thomson, Peter G. (Peter Gibson), 1851-1931; Rogers, James Gamble, 1901-1990; National Register of Historic Places; Interiors
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads "House of Representatives, Capitol Building, 2nd Floor, South end of Building." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04B_017_1
Subjects: Capitol buildings; Ohio Government; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Interiors; Ohio. House of Representatives
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Interior photograph of the Sinton-Taft House (also known as the Baum-Longworth-Sinton-Taft House, and now the Taft Museum of Art) in Cincinnati, Ohio. The photograph shows a room with a fireplace, a crystal chandelier, a large rug, and three large paintings in ornate gilt frames. Two unidentified women are pictured, one standing holding a flower, the other seated on a large settee or bench. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F12_006
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Interiors
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Interior photograph of the Sinton-Taft House (also known as the Baum-Longworth-Sinton-Taft House, and now the Taft Museum of Art) in Cincinnati, Ohio. The image shows two women in front of a large fireplace. One stands, holding a fan and leaning against the mantle. The other is seated next to a drop-leaf table while embroidering a small piece of cloth. The photograph appears to have been taken by Frank J. Roos, Jr., who is known to have worked on the Ohio Federal Writers' Project. It appears as figure 103 in his 1938 PhD dissertation, "An Investigation into the Sources of Early Architectural Design in Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F12_007
Subjects: Architecture; Architectural interiors
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Sitting room in old Huffman House - from Springfield folder." This photograph (ca. 1935-1943) is of the interior of The Jacob Huffman House, built in 1829. Jacob Huffman settled in the Springfield, Ohio area when his parents moved in 1802, from their native state of Virginia. His first home was a hewed log cabin, considered one of the best in the county. Jacob was a skilled stone mason and laid the foundations of many houses and barns throughout Springfield County, and eventually built himself a substantial stone home, notable in that it required no plaster for the interior. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F12_005_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Interiors; Log cabins--United States
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Return to R.E. Moore, Federal Writers' Project, 601 Union Trust Bldg, Cincinnati. Art." This photograph, is of an unknown domestic home interior. There are several paintings on the wall, the larger being that of a woman holding a bowl of flowers. Underneath the paintings are two small bookshelves, packed full of books, and a beautiful virginal (similar to a harpsichord) with carved spiral legs. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F09_023_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Interiors; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: caption reads: "All of the equipment in the new science lab at McGuffey Hall was installed by WPA workers. This picture shows several members of the junior class taking advantage of it at Miami U. in Butler County." McGuffey Hall was named for William Holmes McGuffey, a professor at Miami University from 1826 to 1836. Between 1836 and 1845 he served as president of three Ohio institutions. He is best known as the author of the popular series of children's textbooks called McGuffey's Readers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04_007_1
Subjects: Education; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Universities and colleges; Miami University (Oxford, Ohio); Laboratories; Students; Interiors
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Cinci., O., Feb. 1938. Copy from Thompson Album." Located at 5870 Belmont Avenue in the College Hill area of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Peter G. Thomson Home is better known as Laurel Court and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The Beau Arts Neoclassical style home, completed in 1907, was built for Peter G. Thomson, founder of Champion Paper, and designed by James Gamble Rogers, the nephew of Peter’s wife Laura Gamble Thomson. It was modeled after the Petit Trianon, a “small” chateau on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in France, and is considered one of the finest homes in America. The exterior is made from chiseled granite and was originally built on twenty three acres, on the highest point in Hamilton County. The Thomson family lived in the home until 1947. Today, the private residence stands on seven and a half acres of land, and the numerous original buildings, gardens, statues and fountains are open for tours and special events by reservation only. Some of the notable features of this home include the retractable roof of the two story Atrium in the center of the house, the Rookwood tiled swimming pool, the African Rosewood tiled Library, and the gilded Music Room. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F12_009_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Thomson, Peter G. (Peter Gibson), 1851-1931; Rogers, James Gamble, 1901-1990; National Register of Historic Places; Interiors
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "A group of McGuffey High School students in Biology constructed by WPA in McGuffey Hall, at Miami University in Butler County." McGuffey Hall is named for William Holmes McGuffey a professor at Miami University from 1826 to 1836. Between 1836 and 1845 he served as president of three Ohio institutions. He is best known as the author of the popular series of children's textbooks called McGuffey's Readers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04_020_1
Subjects: Education; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Universities and colleges; Miami University (Oxford, Ohio); Students; Interiors
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Cinci., O., Sept. 1937, Schmidlapp Home." Horace Schmidlapp and Jean Maxwell Schmidlapp’s home, located at 10 Grandin Lane in the Hyde Park community of Cincinnati, Ohio was better known as Ca Sole. Horace was the son of Cincinnati's well known businessman, Jacob G. Schmidlapp, known best for founding what is now part of Fifth Third Bank. Jean Maxwell was the daughter of lawyer Lawrence Maxwell, who served as President Grover Cleveland's Solicitor General. Set in the rolling hills of East Walnut Hills, near the Cincinnati Country Club and close to downtown, the home enjoyed views of the Little Miami River. This Italianate style home was built by Grosvenor Atterbury and by the time it was completed in 1927, the couple had separated. The two storied residence was made of buff colored stone with pink and gray terracotta tile roof, with most of the main rooms facing the rear to take of advantage of the view. The windows were trimmed with peacock blue with details in pink and gray brick. Atterbury collaborated with landscape architects Ferruccio Vitale, Alfred Geiffert Jr. and Umberto Innocenti to create beautifully landscaped terraced gardens and a hexagon shaped walled garden with intricate wrought iron gates and arched openings meant to frame the landscape below. The entrance hall was done in light red brick with wood beamed ceilings and wrought iron light fixtures. Glass lantern slides were painted by artist Gladys Pratt. Much of the exterior and entrance details were incorporated into the interior of the rest of the house, to add cohesion to the design. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_b03f03_016_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Interiors; Atterbury, Grosvenor; Schmidlapp, Jean (Maxwell); Innocenti, Umberto; Vitale, Ferrucio
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows a door in the Benjamin Pitman home. The door and its frame feature intricate carvings, including birds and geometric motifs. Benjamin Pitman, an English author and proponent of Pitman shorthand, developed by his brother Isaac Pitman. Benn, along with his wife and children, arrived in the United States in 1853 and settled first in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and later Canton, Ohio, and then Cincinnati. After his brother made changes to his system, Pittman refused to endorse it, and the original shorthand system was adopted in the United States. Pittman served in the Union Army during the Civil War and became the official stenographer for the trials of Abraham Lincoln's assassin and others. He became active in the arts in the 1870s and introduced the Pitman School of Woodcarving. The Benn Pitman house is located at 1852 Columbia Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. The home was built between 1800 and 1804 and the exterior incorporates many styles, including Italian Chateau, Romanesque and Rococo. Among his many accomplishments, Pitman taught woodcarving at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. He himself made much of the woodwork inside the home, including doors, panels and wainscoting. Much of the more delicate work depicting flowers and leaves was done by Pitman's wife and her twin sister, who taught at the local art school. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_b03f03_019_001
Subjects: Houses; Architectural interiors; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Rising-Peters House, Lancaster, Ohio". This Greek Revival style home was built in 1835 for William Reese for his bride, Mary Elizabeth Sherman, the eldest sister of General William Tecumseh Sherman. It has 13.5 foot ceilings and a free standing spiral staircase. The Reese's left Lancaster in 1837, and during the next thirty years the house saw many different owners. In 1872 the house was bought by Philip and Caroline Rising, which was kept in the family, with their grandson Philip Rising Peters being the last to own it privately. In 1994 the house was donated to the Fairfield County Commissioners, and became the Decorative Arts Center. The house is usually called the Reese-Peters House. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F07_015_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Interiors; Greek revival (Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.)
Places: Lancaster (Ohio) Fairfield County (Ohio)