Description: This photograph shows the interior of the Ohio House of Representatives, Ohio Statehouse, during the mid-20th century. The Statehouse Complex includes the Statehouse, Senate Building, and the Capitol Atrium, which connects the two buildings. Construction began in 1839 to replace an earlier two-story brick structure after several complaints about the lack of space to accommodate the rapidly growing town and state. Initial plans estimated that construction of the structure would take two years and cost $200,000 proved to be wrong. The building was completed 22 years later (in 1861) at a price of $2.2 million. The Statehouse is a National Historic Landmark and is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of Greek Revival Architecture in the United States. The Senate building was completed in 1901 and was built in the Neoclassical Revival style. Salmon P. Chase was the first governor to occupy the new Statehouse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05693
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio); Architecture--Ohio; Chairs; Capitols--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The First Statehouse was built in Chillocothe. This replica stands where the original was erected.Ross County's first courthouse was Ohio's first statehouse. The courthouse was erected on the Public Square in 1801. Thomas Worthington, one of the building's superintendents, laid out the foundation. Chillicothe was the last capital of the Northwest Territory, and the final session of the territorial legislature met in the courthouse in 1801. Ohio's first constitution was written here in 1802. On March 1, 1803, Ohio's first General Assembly convened in the building, making it the statehouse. During a time of strained relations between Native Americans and settlers in Ohio, the great Shawnee leader Tecumseh delivered a speech here in 1807 to reassure citizens that the Indians would remain peaceful. The courthouse served as the statehouse from 1803 to 1810 and from 1812 to 1816. The building was razed in 1852 to make way for the present courthouse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06555
Subjects: Statehouse--Ohio; Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); Capitols--Ohio
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Ohio Statehouse, located at 1 Capitol Square in Columbus, Ohio. This building, in the Greek Revival style, was constructed over the course of 22 years, ending in 1861. There were five principle architects, including Ohio-born Nathan B. Kelley, who was eventually fired because the extra flourishes he added to the design were deemed too expensive and too ornate for the original design of the building. Inmates from the Ohio Penitentiary constructed the foundation and the ground floors until skilled tradesman complained that the prisoners were taking away good-paying jobs, prompting a change in hiring practices. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_556
Subjects: Capitols--Ohio; Doric order; cupolas; pediments; Greek Revival
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); 1 Capitol Square
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Ohio Statehouse. This building, in the Greek Revival style, was constructed over the course of 22 years, ending in 1861. There were five principle architects, including Ohio-born Nathan B. Kelley, who was eventually fired because the extra flourishes he added to the design were deemed too expensive and too ornate for the original design of the building. Inmates from the Ohio Penitentiary constructed the foundation and the ground floors until skilled tradesman complained that the prisoners were taking away good-paying jobs, prompting a change in hiring practices. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_555
Subjects: Capitols--Ohio; Doric order; cupolas; pediments; Greek Revival
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); 1 Capitol Square
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Ohio Statehouse. This building, in the Greek Revival style, was constructed over the course of 22 years, ending in 1861. There were five principle architects, including Ohio-born Nathan B. Kelley, who was eventually fired because the extra flourishes he added to the design were deemed too expensive and too ornate for the original design of the building. Inmates from the Ohio Penitentiary constructed the foundation and the ground floors until skilled tradesman complained that the prisoners were taking away good-paying jobs, prompting a change in hiring practices. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_552
Subjects: Capitols--Ohio; Doric order; cupolas; pediments; Greek Revival
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); 1 Capitol Square
 

Description: This image shows the side facade of the Ohio Statehouse, located at 1 Capitol Square in Columbus, Ohio. This building, in the Greek Revival style, was constructed over the course of 22 years, ending in 1861. There were five principle architects, including Ohio-born Nathan B. Kelley, who was eventually fired because the extra flourishes he added to the design were deemed too expensive and too ornate for the original design of the building. Inmates from the Ohio Penitentiary constructed the foundation and the ground floors until skilled tradesman complained that the prisoners were taking away good-paying jobs, prompting a change in hiring practices. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_551
Subjects: Capitols--Ohio; Doric order; cupolas; pediments; Greek Revival
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front and side facades of the Ohio Statehouse. This building, in the Greek Revival style, was constructed over the course of 22 years, ending in 1861. There were five principle architects, including Ohio-born Nathan B. Kelley, who was eventually fired because the extra flourishes he added to the design were deemed too expensive and too ornate for the original design of the building. Inmates from the Ohio Penitentiary constructed the foundation and the ground floors until skilled tradesman complained that the prisoners were taking away good-paying jobs, prompting a change in hiring practices. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_554
Subjects: Capitols--Ohio; Doric order; cupolas; pediments; Greek Revival
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); 1 Capitol Square
 

Description: This image shows the side facade of the Ohio Statehouse. This building, in the Greek Revival style, was constructed over the course of 22 years, ending in 1861. There were five principle architects, including Ohio-born Nathan B. Kelley, who was eventually fired because the extra flourishes he added to the design were deemed too expensive and too ornate for the original design of the building. Inmates from the Ohio Penitentiary constructed the foundation and the ground floors until skilled tradesman complained that the prisoners were taking away good-paying jobs, prompting a change in hiring practices. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_553
Subjects: Capitols--Ohio; Doric order; cupolas; pediments; Greek Revival
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); 1 Capitol Square
 

Description: This is a drawing of the Ohio Capitol building in Zanesville, Ohio. The building was constructed 1809-1810, and in 1810, Zanesville replaced Chillicothe as Ohio's capital until 1812, after which the capital returned to Chillicothe. Later that year, Columbus became Ohio's capital. The building in Zanesville closely resembled the statehouse in Chillicothe, but was built in the Federal Style, which incorporates more refined architectural staples, rather than the Colonial Style, which is characterized by plainer architectural design. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV8_B1_F2_001
Subjects: Zanesville (Ohio); Capitols; Buildings; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Architecture
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Architect Cass Gilbert was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on November 24, 1859. As a young man, he studied for a year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before traveling to Europe to obtain additional training in architecture. He is known for designing the Woolworth Building in New York City, along with the state capitols of Minnesota, West Virginia and Arkansas. His most-known building may be the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04069
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Architects; Capitols--West Virginia
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio); Washington, D.C.
 

Description: Vignette photograph showing the Ohio Statehouse during the 19th century. The capitol building was built between 1839 and 1861 in the Greek Revival style, resembling the Parthenon in Greece. One of the best examples of Greek Revival civic architecture in the United States, it is also one of the oldest working statehouses in the nation. It is a masonry building, consisting largely of brick and Columbus limestone quarried from the west banks of the Scioto River. Seven architects worked on the project. The most notable is Nathan B. Kelly, who modified the building's plans to include heating and ventilation systems. Prisoners at the Ohio Penitentiary were used to complete portions of the construction of the building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV8_B01_F05
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture; Capitols; Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)--Pictorial works;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)