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Ohio Department of Industrial and Economic Development
Description: This photograph shows the first-floor elevator lobby of the State Office Building (now the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center), looking toward the south stairwell, ca. 1935. The elevator doors have bronze bas relief panels created by sculptor Paul Fjelde. The north and south stairwells feature companion mosaics by Rudolph Scheffler. His representation of the Roman goddess of agriculture, Ceres, is seen here in the center background. A symbol of Ohio industry, Vulcan, the Roman god of fire, is the subject of the mosaic on the north stairwell. Construction of the building began in 1930 and was completed in 1933. The 14-story, white marble structure, designed by Cincinnati architect Harry Hake is a classic example of the Art Moderne style. The interior of the building includes public spaces decorated with murals, mosaics and bas-reliefs that tell the history of Ohio and its industries. The building underwent a historic renovation that was completed in 2004, when it became the Ohio Judicial Center, permanent home of the Ohio Supreme Court. In 2011 the court renamed 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. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05745
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Ohio. Supreme Court; Ohio Judicial Center (Columbus); Architecture--Ohio; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Art Deco
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)