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Columbus Landmarks Foundation Collection
Collection Overview
This collection of 70 black and white photographs was taken in the mid-1970s for the publication Architecture: Columbus and donated to the Knowlton School of Architecture Library by the Columbus Landmarks Foundation in 2009. The photographs were mounted on 15" X 20" illustration boards for exhibition at the Columbus Museum of Art. Other images were mounted as mock-ups and put in promotional materials for the book. Architecture: Columbus focuses on notable architectural structures in Columbus, Ohio and vicinity. The book was a project of the Foundation of AIA Columbus the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and is still considered the definitive reference book on Columbus architecture. Most of the images in this collection are published in the book, with a few excluded from the final publication. Citations are provided in the image descriptions in the KSA Digital Library.The scope of the collection includes office buildings, residential structures, churches, recreational facilities, sculptures, schools, museums, municipal buildings, and libraries with interior, exterior, and aerial views.
The Architecture: Columbus project director, Emeritus Professor Robert E. Samuelson taught at the Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture at The Ohio State University from 1976 until his retirement in 2004.
The Columbus Architecture Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization established in 1974 to encourage knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the built environment in the Columbus metropolitan area. The Foundation has been affiliated with AIA Columbus for 35 years, with the joint missions of educational outreach and advocacy for high-quality design of the built environment.
View of Capitol Square with the Ohio Statehouse and Rhodes State Office Tower:
The Ohio Statehouse boasts a long and interesting history. Plans for the structure were first concieved in 1838 when a three member commission was authorized by the Ohio General Assembly to devise a design competition plan. Built between 1838 and 1861 and employing the talents of four supervising architects, three consulting architects, and fifteen commissioners, the stucture is famous for its Greek Revival style, decorative marble and wood details, and conical-roofed cupola.
Ohio Statehouse, Capitol Square, Rhodes State Office Tower in background
Saint Mary's Catholic Church, German Village:
Located at 684 South Third Street, this fine example of Gothic Revival architecture resides in Columbus, Ohio's south end neighborhood German Village. The structure features a tall spire, buttresses, and gives off a feeling of enormous verticality.
Saint Mary's Catholic Church
Ohio Departments of State Building, Ohio Judicial Center:
This structure was built between 1931-1933 and is an excellent example of Modernistic style combined with Art Deco Sculpture and Artwork. Located at 65 South Front Street, it is currently the home of the Ohio Supreme Court and is called the Ohio Judicial Center.
Ohio Departments of State Building, Columbus, Ohio
81 North Miami Avenue, Near East side residence, Columbus, Ohio:
This single family brick residence on the near east side of Columbus, Ohio features fine detailed brickwork with molded brick patterns, sawtoothed designs, and stone arches.
81 North Miami Avenue, Columbus, Ohio
Benjamin Smith House (Columbus Club Building), Columbus, Ohio:
This structure is located at 181 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio and was built in the French Second Empire tradition complete with finely detailed brick and stone work. Originally built for Columbus resident and businessman Benjamin Smith, it served briefly as the Ohio Governors mansion, and was sold to the Columbus Club in 1887.
Benjamin Smith House (Columbus Club Building)
Holy Cross Church, Columbus, Ohio:
Holy Cross Church resides at 204 South Fifth Street, Collumbus, Ohio and is described as the oldest known church structure in downtown Columbus, Ohio. With more than 800,000 bricks making up the exterior of the building, this example of Gothic Revival architecture is a highlight of the Columbus built environment.
Holy Cross Church, Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Museum of Art:
Located at 480 East Broad Street, the Columbus Museum of Art combines art within its architecture at the highest level. The building contains a fine arts library, administrative offices, exhibition space, skylighted galleries and an auditorium. the buildings fascade features a 48 feet by 4 1/2 feet scuptural frieze depicting 66 artists created by Robert Aiken.
Interior view of the Columbus Museum of Art
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