Description: Three photographs document the grounds of the Governor's Residence in Bexley, Ohio. Architect Robert Gilmore Hanford designed the Jacobean Revival home for Malcolm D. Jeffrey, son of Columbus industrialist Joseph A. Jeffrey in 1923. The home was donated to the State of Ohio by the heirs of Florence Jeffrey Carlile, a sister of Malcolm, in 1955 for use as the Governor's mansion. Governor C. William O'Neill became the first governor to live in the home in 1957. The first governor's residence was at 1234 East Broad Street in Columbus. The Bexley home continues to serve as the Governor's Residence into the 21st century. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The photographs measure 5" x 4" (12.7 x 10.16 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3298_4563731_001
Subjects: Architecture; Ohio Government; Governors; Houses; Gardens
Places: Bexley (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Laurel Schaefer of Bexley, Ohio, with her mother on October 16, 1971. Schaefer won the Miss America pageant in 1971 and served as Miss America 1972. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03509
Subjects: Pageants; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Miss America Pageant
Places: Bexley (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Robert Roy Reeves Sr., was born on June 21, 1886, in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, for two years. In 1908 he obtained his architecture degree from Carnegie Technical Institute where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. In 1911 he married Helen Gest; the couple had a son, Robert Roy Reeves Jr., who also became an architect. The elder Reeves worked in the Columbus, Ohio, office of Frank C. Packard from 1908 to 1916. He subsequently formed the partnership Miller and Reeves with Orlando C. Miller until 1928. After Miller left the firm it was known as Robert R. Reeves, Architect. Among the best known examples of Reeves's work is the YMCA at 65 South Fourth Street, a Georgian design which won the architect award in the Groswold Memorial Competition in 1923. The following year, Reeves was commissioned to construct a hospice in Montfaucon, France, as a war memorial for the Ohio 37th Division. From 1927 to 1932, Reeves designed a residential development on East Broad Street in Bexley, Ohio, known as Sessions Village, heavily inspired by the layout of historic European villages. The location, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, features cobblestone streets, a stone enclosure, and a "village center" with a traditional fountain. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS871_B01_F05_01
Subjects: Reeves, Robert R. (Robert Roy), 1886-1937; Architectural drawings; Architecture--Ohio--Columbus--History--20th century; Planned communities;
Places: Bexley (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing attendees at an "Early Bird" dinner for Governor James A. Rhodes at the Governor's Mansion, June 10, 1978. Located on Parkview Avenue in Bexley, Ohio, the 25-room Tudor-Norman mansion was a gift to the state of Ohio in 1955, and has been the residence of Ohio's governors since 1957. Rhodes was born on September 13, 1909, in Coalton, Ohio. He began his political career by winning election to the school board of Columbus, Ohio, in 1937, then serving as Columbus city auditor. In 1943, he was elected mayor of Columbus, an office he held from 1944 until 1952. Rhodes served as Ohio Auditor from 1952 until 1962, when he won election to his first term as Ohio governor. During his four terms as governor (1962-1970 and 1974-1982), Rhodes oversaw the building of airports, state office buildings, prisons, community colleges, museums and other public structures. He is also notable as the governor who ordered Ohio National Guard troops to Kent State University during a series of student protests against the Vietnam War. On May 4, 1970, the guardsmen fired into a crowd of protestors, killing four and injuring nine. Rhodes retired from politics following an unsuccessful run for a fifth term in 1986, and died March 4, 2001. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV248_01_08_01_01
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001; Politicians; Ohio Governor's Residence and Heritage Gardens
Places: Bexley (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Governor James A. Rhodes with three unidentified attendees at an "Early Bird" dinner at the Governor's Mansion, June 10, 1978. Located on Parkview Avenue in Bexley, Ohio, the 25-room Tudor-Norman mansion was a gift to the state of Ohio in 1955, and has been the residence of Ohio's governors since 1957. Rhodes was born on September 13, 1909, in Coalton, Ohio. He began his political career by winning election to the school board of Columbus, Ohio, in 1937, then serving as Columbus city auditor. In 1943, he was elected mayor of Columbus, an office he held from 1944 until 1952. Rhodes served as Ohio Auditor from 1952 until 1962, when he won election to his first term as Ohio governor. During his four terms as governor (1962-1970 and 1974-1982), Rhodes oversaw the building of airports, state office buildings, prisons, community colleges, museums and other public structures. He is also notable as the governor who ordered Ohio National Guard troops to Kent State Univer View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV248_01_08_16_02
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001; Politicians; Ohio Governor's Residence and Heritage Gardens
Places: Bexley (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing attendees at an "Early Bird" dinner for Governor James A. Rhodes at the Governor's Mansion, June 10, 1978. Located on Parkview Avenue in Bexley, Ohio, the 25-room Tudor-Norman mansion was a gift to the state of Ohio in 1955, and has been the residence of Ohio's governors since 1957. Rhodes was born on September 13, 1909, in Coalton, Ohio. He began his political career by winning election to the school board of Columbus, Ohio, in 1937, then serving as Columbus city auditor. In 1943, he was elected mayor of Columbus, an office he held from 1944 until 1952. Rhodes served as Ohio Auditor from 1952 until 1962, when he won election to his first term as Ohio governor. During his four terms as governor (1962-1970 and 1974-1982), Rhodes oversaw the building of airports, state office buildings, prisons, community colleges, museums and other public structures. He is also notable as the governor who ordered Ohio National Guard troops to Kent State University during a series of student protests against the Vietnam War. On May 4, 1970, the guardsmen fired into a crowd of protestors, killing four and injuring nine. Rhodes retired from politics following an unsuccessful run for a fifth term in 1986, and died March 4, 2001. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV248_01_08_31_03
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001; Politicians; Ohio Governor's Residence and Heritage Gardens
Places: Bexley (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Governor James A. Rhodes with attendees of an "Early Bird" dinner at the Governor's Mansion, June 10, 1978. Located on Parkview Avenue in Bexley, Ohio, the 25-room Tudor-Norman mansion was a gift to the state of Ohio in 1955, and has been the residence of Ohio's governors since 1957. Rhodes was born on September 13, 1909, in Coalton, Ohio. He began his political career by winning election to the school board of Columbus, Ohio, in 1937, then serving as Columbus city auditor. In 1943, he was elected mayor of Columbus, an office he held from 1944 until 1952. Rhodes served as Ohio Auditor from 1952 until 1962, when he won election to his first term as Ohio governor. During his four terms as governor (1962-1970 and 1974-1982), Rhodes oversaw the building of airports, state office buildings, prisons, community colleges, museums and other public structures. He is also notable as the governor who ordered Ohio National Guard troops to Kent State University during a series of student protests against the Vietnam War. On May 4, 1970, the guardsmen fired into a crowd of protestors, killing four and injuring nine. Rhodes retired from politics following an unsuccessful run for a fifth term in 1986, and died March 4, 2001. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV248_01_08_32_03
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001; Politicians; Ohio Governor's Residence and Heritage Gardens
Places: Bexley (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the interior of the Governor's Mansion during an "Early Bird" dinner for Governor James A. Rhodes, June 10, 1978. Located on Parkview Avenue in Bexley, Ohio, the 25-room Tudor-Norman mansion was a gift to the state of Ohio in 1955, and has been the residence of Ohio's governors since 1957. Rhodes was born on September 13, 1909, in Coalton, Ohio. He began his political career by winning election to the school board of Columbus, Ohio, in 1937, then serving as Columbus city auditor. In 1943, he was elected mayor of Columbus, an office he held from 1944 until 1952. Rhodes served as Ohio Auditor from 1952 until 1962, when he won election to his first term as Ohio governor. During his four terms as governor (1962-1970 and 1974-1982), Rhodes oversaw the building of airports, state office buildings, prisons, community colleges, museums and other public structures. He is also notable as the governor who ordered Ohio National Guard troops to Kent State University during a series of student protests against the Vietnam War. On May 4, 1970, the guardsmen fired into a crowd of protestors, killing four and injuring nine. Rhodes retired from politics following an unsuccessful run for a fifth term in 1986, and died March 4, 2001. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV248_01_08_45_04
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001; Politicians; Ohio Governor's Residence and Heritage Gardens
Places: Bexley (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the interior of the Governor's Mansion during an "Early Bird" dinner for Governor James A. Rhodes, June 10, 1978. Located on Parkview Avenue in Bexley, Ohio, the 25-room Tudor-Norman mansion was a gift to the state of Ohio in 1955, and has been the residence of Ohio's governors since 1957. Rhodes was born on September 13, 1909, in Coalton, Ohio. He began his political career by winning election to the school board of Columbus, Ohio, in 1937, then serving as Columbus city auditor. In 1943, he was elected mayor of Columbus, an office he held from 1944 until 1952. Rhodes served as Ohio Auditor from 1952 until 1962, when he won election to his first term as Ohio governor. During his four terms as governor (1962-1970 and 1974-1982), Rhodes oversaw the building of airports, state office buildings, prisons, community colleges, museums and other public structures. He is also notable as the governor who ordered Ohio National Guard troops to Kent State University during a series of student protests against the Vietnam War. On May 4, 1970, the guardsmen fired into a crowd of protestors, killing four and injuring nine. Rhodes retired from politics following an unsuccessful run for a fifth term in 1986, and died March 4, 2001. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV248_01_08_46_04
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001; Politicians; Ohio Governor's Residence and Heritage Gardens
Places: Bexley (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a sheltered walkway during an "Early Bird" dinner for Governor James A. Rhodes at the Governor's Mansion, June 10, 1978. Located on Parkview Avenue in Bexley, Ohio, the 25-room Tudor-Norman mansion was a gift to the state of Ohio in 1955, and has been the residence of Ohio's governors since 1957. Rhodes was born on September 13, 1909, in Coalton, Ohio. He began his political career by winning election to the school board of Columbus, Ohio, in 1937, then serving as Columbus city auditor. In 1943, he was elected mayor of Columbus, an office he held from 1944 until 1952. Rhodes served as Ohio Auditor from 1952 until 1962, when he won election to his first term as Ohio governor. During his four terms as governor (1962-1970 and 1974-1982), Rhodes oversaw the building of airports, state office buildings, prisons, community colleges, museums and other public structures. He is also notable as the governor who ordered Ohio National Guard troops to Kent State University d View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV248_01_08_47_04
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001; Politicians; Ohio Governor's Residence and Heritage Gardens
Places: Bexley (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the garden behind the Governor's Mansion on Parkview Avenue in Bexley, Ohio, ca. 1969. This 25-room Tudor-Norman house was a gift to the state of Ohio in 1955, and it has been the residence of Ohio's governors since 1957. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05205
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government; Governors--Ohio; Gardens
Places: Bexley (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Interior view of the entrance hall of the Governor's Mansion on Parkview Avenue in Bexley, Ohio, 1969. This 25-room Tudor-Norman house was a gift to the state of Ohio in 1955, and it has been the residence of Ohio's governors since 1957. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05206
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government; Governors--Ohio;
Places: Bexley (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)