Description: Picture of the old Champaign County Public Library with two unknown people entering it. This is the old Morlite building that housed the Champaign County Public Library until it moved to the new building in 1996. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F04_007_001
Subjects: Urbana (Ohio); Libraries--Ohio; Public buildings--Ohio
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is the Washington County Courthouse. A sign in the background reads: "BECKER'S - A 1200 SEAT THEATRE" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F05_02_001
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; Public buildings--Ohio
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Ross County Probate Archives. This building sits behind the courthouse and was used as the county jail until 1989 when the Sheriff's Department was moved into a new law complex. It reopened in 1996 as the Ross County Probate Archives. The original building had 18 jail cells: 16 for men, 1 for women and 1 for the mentally ill. The fence was erected ca. 1830. It was moved to Main Street in the 1850s when the present courthouse was built. In the 1980s, a streetscape project moved the fence again to sit on the west, north and east sides of a plaza in front of the old jail. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F06_422
Subjects: Jails--Ohio; Public buildings--Ohio
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); 21 W. Main St.
 

Description: A view of Union Station, Columbus, Ohio. The photograph includes a view of the station's ornate arcade along High Street as well as street traffic (automobile, trolley, and horse-drawn wagon or omnibus) and pedestrians. Designed by the famous Chicago architectural firm Daniel H. Burnham and Co., the building was Columbus's third Union Station. It opened in 1897, and the arcade was completed two years later. The station's architectural style, Beaux-Arts Classicism, drew on Burnham's experience designing the World's Columbian Exposition (1893) in Chicago. By the mid-20th century, train ridership had declined sharply, and in October 1976 all but one arch of the ornate facade was demolished. The station continued to offer Amtrak service until April 1977, but it was demolished in September 1978. The surviving arcade arch stands in Dimon McPherson Park, 218 West Street, Columbus. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05772
Subjects: Railroad stations--1910-1920; Railroad stations Ohio; Public buildings--Ohio--Columbus; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Soldier's Monumental Building was built in 1876 and dedicated to all soldiers serving in war. It is located in Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio. The photograph was taken ca. 1880-1889. Presently, the building houses the county courts and the Veterans' Service Commission. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00450
Subjects: Ohio History--Military Ohio; Public buildings--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering
Places: Sidney (Ohio); Shelby County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the United States Post Office in Fremont, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_044_1
Subjects: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio); Post office buildings--Ohio; Public buildings
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows the tablet at the front entrance of the City Hall in Greenville, Ohio, which reads "Site of Fort Greene-Ville. The largest pioneer fort in Ohio, built in 1793 by General Anthony Wayne. Here in August 5, 1795, the Treaty was signed by which much of present Ohio was opened to White settlement." In August 1795, representatives from the Myaamia, Wyandotte, Shawnee, Lenape, Ottawa, Ojibwa, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Kaskaskias, Eel River, and Weas signed the Treaty of Greenville. In signing the treaty, these tribes agreed to move to the northwestern part of what is now the State of Ohio. Championed as a treaty of friendship between Anglo-American settlers and American Indian tribes, the treaty forced tribal leaders to relinquish much of their land to Anglo-Americans. This 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_B01F05_014_001
Subjects: City halls; Historic sites--Ohio; Public buildings; Treaty of Greenville; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the Birchard Library in Fremont, Ohio, in Sandusky County. Sardis Birchard gave real estate and other property, totaling $50,000, in a trust to establish a library in Fremont for the free use and benefit to the people of Sandusky County. In 1878, the library building was built at a cost of $6,369.31 on the site of Fort Stephenson, a stipulation of the original request. Rutherford B Hayes, nephew of Birchard, announced this gift to the city council in July of 1873. President Hayes not only gave the money, but supervised the building of the library and served as the President of the Board of Directors until his death. On June 3, 1874, Birchard Library opened it's doors in a building on Front Street. The library contained 1683 books of the 5,000 ordered by Rutherford B Hayes. Patrons had to be at least 14 years of age to borrow a book and were required to deposit a bond of $3.00. Only the librarians could take the books from the shelves. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_034_1
Subjects: Libraries; Architecture--Ohio; Public buildings;
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken for the Columbus Free Press with the handwritten caption "I-670 Replacement Library." The building reads "Public Library of Columbus & Franklin County Shepard Branch," and a hand-painted sign in front states "Getting ready for the 3rd Annual Jambo Festival." The Shepard Branch Library, part of the Columbus Metropolitan Library system, is now located at 850 N. Nelson Road in a new building that opened in October 2016. Construction of an entrance ramp for Columbus's I-670 interstate displaced the original location of the library branch on 5th Avenue in 1986, and it was reconstructed in a replacement location at 790 N. Nelson Road. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F09_04
Subjects: Libraries--Ohio; Festivals; Public buildings--Ohio--Columbus;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the Hardin County Courthouse--the reverse reads: "Hardin Co. C.H." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F05_01_001
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; Hardin County (Ohio); Public buildings--Ohio;
Places: Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph (ca. 1935-1943) of the Madison County courthouse in London, Ohio. Completed in 1892 and designed by George H. Maetzel, this building represents several architectural styles, including Beaux-Arts Classicism and Second Empire design elements. This was intended to be a smaller version of the 1887 Franklin County Courthouse which was built by the same architect. It features a Mansard roof and a barrell-vaulted light court with a stained glass ceiling in the interior. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. On April 3, 1974, a devastating tornado destroyed the nearby town of Xenia, and also damaged many surrounding towns, including London. The statue of Lady Justice that stands on the top of the dome, in this photograph, was toppled due to the high winds. She was found on a ledge, and remains there, standing atop the pediment over the entrance to the building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F07_001
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; Madison County (Ohio); Public buildings--Ohio
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph of the Civic Center area in Columbus, Ohio, shows the LeVeque Tower (left), the State Office Building (right), and the Ohio Statehouse in the background. The term "Civic Center" refers to the cluster of government and public buildings that hug the Scioto River's east bank. The American Insurance Union Citadel, now known as the LeVeque Tower, was dedicated on September 21, 1927. The building, which is located at 50 West Broad Street, was designed by architect C. Howard Crane in the Art Deco style. The 47-story tall skyscraper, designed mainly as office space, rises to an elevation of 555.5 feet, and was built to be 6 inches taller than the Washington Monument. Due to the Great Depression, the American Insurance Union went bankrupt and sold the building. The tower was purchased by John Lincoln and Leslie L. LeVeque in 1945. Construction of the Ohio State Office Building began in 1930 and was completed in 1933. The 14-story building was designed by Cincinnati architect Harry Hake and serves as a classic example of the Art Moderne movement. 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. The Ohio Statehouse is the seat of Ohio’s government. Construction of Ohio’s current statehouse began in 1839 and was completed in 1861. Prison inmates provided much of the construction labor. The Statehouse is typical of Greek Revival architecture, which Ohioans selected because of its democratic symbolism. This structure replaced an early statehouse, built in 1816 and burned in 1852. The new statehouse had fifty-three rooms, but over the years the number of rooms grew to 317. During the 1980s and 1990s, the Statehouse was restored, and 225 rooms were eliminated. Today the Statehouse principally houses the Ohio General Assembly, although several state officials, including the governor, have ceremonial offices in the building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05711
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture; Art Deco; Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio); Public buildings--Ohio--Columbus; Architecture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)