Background The Ohio Judicial Center is a historic building in Columbus, Ohio. It was designed by Harry Hake in the Art Deco style and built from 1930 to 1933. The building was originally known as the Ohio Departments Building, as it first housed Ohio state departments. It was added to the National Register of Historic…
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Ohio Statehouse Building – 2023 – Interior
Background The Ohio Statehouse is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Ohio. It is located in downtown Columbus, on Capitol Square. The building is a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public for tours. The Statehouse was designed by Henry Walter and built from 1839 to 1861. It is an…
Bucyrus Train Station – T&OC Rail Station
Background For the background on this specific depot, there is already an excellent article about it’s history. Our friends over at Akron Railroads gave us permission to link to it below! 700 E Rensselaer StBucyrus, OH 44820 Impression These historic structures are a small glimpse into life from years ago. Stations where people would gather…
Museum of Catholic Art and History
Background Located in the Catholic Foundation Building first floor is the Museum of Catholic Art and History, the museum was first founded in 1998 by a local priest at the Holy Family School on South Grubb Street. The current location (link below) was opened in 2020 and purpose built to house the current collection, which…
Zanesville Museum of Art
Background For an expansive history of the Zanesville Museum of Art, check out the link below: https://www.zanesvilleart.org/history 620 Military RoadZanesville OH 43701 Impression We were traveling back from a trip to The Wilds, passing through the city of Zanesville and decided to stop by the Zanesville Museum of Art. Having never been before, we knew…
The American Sign Museum
Background The American Sign Museum is located at 1330 Monmouth Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45225It is the largest public museum dedicated to signs in the United States. The museum is 20,000 square feet and covers over 100 years of signage history. There are guided(check availability due to COVID19) and self guided tours. They have excellent restroom…
Heisey Glass Museum
Located in Newark Ohio, the Heisey Glass Museum houses a large collection of glass items made by the A.H. Heisey & Company. Augustus Heisey was born in Hanover, Germany in 1842. His family emigrated to America in 1843, putting down roots in Merrittown, PA. Augustus first worked in glass in 1861 for the King Glass…
Veteran’s Memorial and Museum
If you’ve been a long time resident of Columbus or the closely surrounding areas, you probably remember the Veteran’s Memorial building on Broad Street in downtown. Not only do you remember it, but you may very well have attended an event there or even had your high school graduation ceremony hosted there. Many were sad…
Chateau LaRoche – Loveland Castle
Harry Andrews, born April 5, 1890 served as a combat medic in WW1. In 1918, he contracted spinal meningitis so severe that the hospital declared him dead. Thankfully he was not, and recovered from his bout of the deadly disease. The doctors were able to use his blood as a serum to fight the meningitis…
Cleveland Museum Of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art is unlike any other art museums we’ve been. The original museum, dating back to 1916 has been expanded on to with a more modern wing. This leaves a large atrium area where you can visit the gift shop and lounge at a food court. Oh, and let us not forget…
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