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)
 

Description: Photograph showing the Ohio Statehouse, at the corner of Broad and High Streets, in 1879. 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. This image comes from a collection assembled in March 1929 by the F. & R. Lazarus Company to mark its 78th anniversary. The photographs and materials assembled in a scrapbook represented the origins and growth of Columbus since 1803. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P92_B01_F02_25
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century; Ohio Government; Architecture; Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)--Pictorial works
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1860-1869. Construction of the first Columbus capitol building began in 1814, and the first session of the Ohio General Assembly held in Columbus began in December 1816. Four Ohio citizens donated the ten-acre piece of land in downtown Columbus, now known as Capitol Square, where the present Ohio Statehouse is located. The cornerstone for the new Statehouse was laid on July 4, 1839, with construction completed in 1861. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00225
Subjects: Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)--Pictorial works; Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This engraving portrays High Street, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1830. The street is wide and unpaved. The buildings on the right are the Neil House and the American Hotel. On the left is shown the United States Court House, the State Offices, and the Statehouse (third building on the left). A busy street then as now, High Street is shown to have many pedestrians as well as horse-drawn carriages and riders on horseback. The right side of the street, which includes the hotels, includes many buildings with awnings. The caption at the bottom of the image reads: "High Street, Columbus. On the right is seen the Neil House and the American Hotel; on the right, the U.S. Court House, the State Offices and State House." Made of stone and brick, the Statehouse in this image was constructed in 1816. The State Office building was built of brick with sandstone trim. The exterior of the Statehouse deteriorated badly, and in 1839 the cornerstone of the current Statehouse was laid. However, construction of the new Statehouse was not finished until 22 years later. The original Statehouse in Columbus burned on February 1, 1852. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05760
Subjects: Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)--Pictorial works; Office buildings Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows an aerial view of the Columbus Civic Center, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1945. The term "Civic Center" refers to the group of government and public buildings along the Scioto River's east bank. Notable structures include the State Office Building, now the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center (lower right foreground, next to the river); the American Insurance Union Tower (now the LeVeque Tower), the highest building in the photograph; and the Ohio Statehouse, with its distinctive round cupola (center right). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05859
Subjects: Aerial views; Architecture--Ohio; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)--Pictorial works; Ohio Judicial Center (Columbus); LeVeque Tower; Scioto River (Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Edith Canady of Arkansas and Elizabeth Serrano of Puerto Rico, along with their attendants, ride past the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS934_B03_F03_006
Subjects: Pageants--Ohio; Pageants--United States; Women with disabilities--Attitudes; Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)--Pictorial works
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)
 

Description: View of the Ohio Statehouse and Capitol Square from the top of the Deshler Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1910-1915. The hotel building was demolished in 1970 and replaced by One Columbus Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02829
Subjects: Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio); Hotels--Ohio--Columbus--History; Capitol Square District (Columbus, Ohio)--Pictorial works
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Black-and-white photograph of the City of Columbus Fire Department with crew and horse-drawn equipment, posed in front of the Ohio Statehouse, 1865. Listed by name are the Department Chief, workers at the North, South and Central Engine Houses, and Extra Hosemen. The men listed include: I.H. Marrow (Chief); North: William McGuire (Foreman), Henry S. Layton, Samuel Reed and John Piffer; Central: Mark Newman (Foreman), James F. Fleming, William W. Ferguson and John Roder; South: Thomas Winstanly (Foreman), H. Thomas, Christian Felker and Louis Becker; Extra Hosemen: John Poland and John White. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS_4014
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century; Fire engines & equipment; Fire fighters; Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)--Pictorial works;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a view of the Ohio Statehouse and Capitol Square at the intersection of Broad and High Streets, taken from the top of the Deshler Hotel, Columbus, Ohio ca. 1910-1915. The hotel was demolished in May 1970 and replaced by One Columbus Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02830
Subjects: Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio); Hotels--Ohio--Columbus--History; Capitol Square District (Columbus, Ohio)--Pictorial works
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)