Springfield Memorial Hall building   Save
Ohio Guide Collection
Description: Reverse reads: "Clark Co., Springfield, O. April 28, 1937. Memorial Hall Bldg. N.W. corner Main St. and Lowry Ave. is a county building, built in 1915 at a cost of $262,006, headquarters of various patriotic organizations and county association with an auditorium seating 2,700. The Clark County historical museum occupies south side of second floor, containing a collection of pioneer relics and other articles of historical interest, judged the second finest collection in Ohio." This is a photograph of the Memorial Hall building in Springfield, Ohio. The hall was completed on June 1, 1916 and was paid for by taxes and bond sales. It commemorates Clark County's military soldiers, as well as the area pioneers. The hall seats 2,700 and has served as a venue for concerts, sporting events, graduations, political gatherings, balls, and meetings. Today it stands empty after a proposed tax levy for renovation of the building failed to pass. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F06_008_001
Subjects: Springfield (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Springfield (Ohio)--History; Springfield (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)