Description: Originally named Baldwin College, this institution of higher learning was founded in 1845 by John Baldwin. The college is located in Berea, Ohio. Like Oberlin College, Baldwin was one of the first colleges in Ohio to admit women and African Americans. Baldwin-Wallace is associated with the Methodist Church. In 1913, Baldwin College merged with nearby Wallace College, uniting the two schools' resources. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04_025_1
Subjects: Baldwin University (Berea, Ohio); Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea Ohio; Baldwin-Wallace College--History
Places: Berea (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows Wheeler Hall on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. Originally named Baldwin College, this institution of higher learning was founded in 1845 by John Baldwin. Baldwin-Wallace is associated with the Methodist Church, and was one of the first colleges in Ohio to admit women and African Americans. In 1913, Baldwin College merged with nearby Wallace College, uniting the two schools' resources. The college has always emphasized a liberal arts education. Today, Baldwin-Wallace College's motto is "Quality Education with a Personal Touch." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06425
Subjects: Baldwin-Wallace College; College buildings; Universities and colleges
Places: Berea (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the Memorial building on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. Originally named Baldwin College, this institution of higher learning was founded in 1845 by John Baldwin. Baldwin-Wallace is associated with the Methodist Church, and was one of the first colleges in Ohio to admit women and African Americans. In 1913, Baldwin College merged with nearby Wallace College, uniting the two schools' resources. The college has always emphasized a liberal arts education. Today, Baldwin-Wallace College's motto is "Quality Education with a Personal Touch." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06426
Subjects: Baldwin-Wallace College; College buildings; Universities and colleges
Places: Berea (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the Memorial Building at Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County, on April 13, 1937. Originally named Baldwin College, this institution of higher learning was founded in 1845 by John Baldwin. Like Oberlin College, Baldwin was one of the first colleges in Ohio to admit women and African Americans. Baldwin-Wallace is associated with the Methodist Church. In 1913, Baldwin College merged with nearby Wallace College, uniting the two schools' resources. 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_B05F04_026_1
Subjects: Education; Architecture; Universities and colleges; College campuses; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Berea (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows a furniture and woodwork display, also including posters, toys, and figurines, at the Berea County Fair in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 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_B11F03_09_001
Subjects: County fairs; Exhibits; Furniture; Woodworking; Works Progress Administration
Places: Berea (Ohio); Cuyahoga (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Berea Count Fair" Although this photo claims it was taken at the Berea County Fair, it was most likely taken at the Cuyahoga County Fair. Berea is a city in Cuyahoga County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F03_13_001
Subjects: County fairs; Exhibition booths
Places: Berea (Ohio); Cuyahoga (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the Administration building on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. Originally named Baldwin College, this institution of higher learning was founded in 1845 by John Baldwin. Baldwin-Wallace is associated with the Methodist Church, and was one of the first colleges in Ohio to admit women and African Americans. In 1913, Baldwin College merged with nearby Wallace College, uniting the two schools' resources. The college has always emphasized a liberal arts education. Today, Baldwin-Wallace College's motto is "Quality Education with a Personal Touch." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06502
Subjects: Baldwin-Wallace College; College buildings; Universities and colleges
Places: Berea (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This 2.75" x 2.75" (6.99 x 6.99 cm) photograph of the Cleveland Quarries in Amherst, Ohio, was taken in the 1960s. Amherst is known for its large formation of high-quality sandstone, which runs roughly from Berea, Ohio to Amherst. The area has been labeled the "Sandstone Center of the World." John Baldwin, founder of what is now Baldwin-Wallace College, is credited with discovering the sandstone formation in 1842. Several quarries were already operating in the area. The Cleveland Stone Company bought out several of the smaller ventures in July 1886. The Ohio Quarries, owned by John R. Walsh, organized in 1903 in competition with Cleveland Stone Company. In 1929, Cleveland Stone purchased the Ohio Quarries and became the Cleveland Quarries Company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3028_3645077_001
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Quarries and quarrying; Excavation; Rocks
Places: Amherst (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front and side facades of the Franklin County Courthouse, which is located in the heart of Columbus' County Government Center. This building was built between 1884 and 1887 by George H. Maetzel. It was the county’s third courthouse and made of Berea sandstone. Before its destruction in 1974 due to irreparable structural faults, it was one of the finest examples of Second Empire architecture in the United States. An annex was added in 1951. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_147
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; Second Empire
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); 373 S. High St.
 

Description: This image shows the front and side facades of the Franklin County Courthouse, which is located in the heart of Columbus' County Government Center. This building was built between 1884 and 1887 by George H. Maetzel. It was the county’s third courthouse and made of Berea sandstone. Before its destruction in 1974 due to irreparable structural faults, it was one of the finest examples of Second Empire architecture in the United States. An annex was added in 1951. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_146
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; Second Empire
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); 373 S. High St.
 

Description: This image shows the front and side facades of the Carroll County Courthouse. The present courthouse was built from 1884-1885 by architect Frank Weary to replace the original Carroll County Courthouse after the county had outgrown the building. It was constructed on land directly behind the first courthouse, and upon its completion the old courthouse was demolished. The central stone portico, looming clock tower, and arched windows are some of the elements that comprise the architecturally eclectic Berea sandstone building. It does have some Richardsonian Romanesque elements. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F01_058
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; arches; porticoes; cornices; pilasters; hip roofs; clock towers; Richardsonian Romanesque
Places: Carrollton (Ohio); Carroll County (Ohio); 119 Public Square
 

Description: Photograph showing a double exposure of the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio, ca. 1939. Joseph Smith Jr., author of the Book of Mormon, directed its construction after reporting having a revelation in 1831. Berea sandstone used was quarried from the base of Gildersleeve Mountain. Mixing Federal, Greek Revival and Gothic Revival architectural styles, it was dedicated on March 27, 1836. This temple is the first structure of its kind built by the Latter Day Saints. According to Leonard Arrington's economic history of the Latter Day Saint movement, Great Basin Kingdom, the completed temple cost $40,000. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F04_001_007_001
Subjects: Mormon Church; Mormon temples; Religion in Ohio; Churches--Ohio
Places: Kirtland (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)