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Ohio Historical Center Plaque Dedicated to Governor James Rhodes Photograph

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Title	Ohio Historical Center Plaque Dedicated to Governor James Rhodes Photograph
Subject	Ohio Government Arts and Entertainment Ohio Historical Society Museums Archives Libraries Brutalism (Architecture) Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001
Place	Columbus (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio)
Description	Two photographs document the unveiling of a plaque honoring Governor James Rhodes at the Ohio Historical Center. The plaque hangs on the plaza level of the building, which was constructed during the Rhodes administration. A third photograph shows the Governor and Mrs. Rhodes touring the library collections with librarian Elizabeth Martin and director Daniel R. Porter. The photographs measure 9.5" x 6.5" (24.13 x 16.51cm). At a press conference held November 10, 1964 Governor James Rhodes unveiled financial provisions for the construction of a new archives, library, and museum building for the Ohio Historical Society. Groundbreaking ceremonies for the building that would become the Ohio Historical Center were held on August 22, 1966. The new building opened on Sunday, August 23, 1970 and was dedicated to "the people of Ohio whose illustrious deeds are herein enshrined and proclaimed for the inspiration of all." Upon its opening in 1970, the American Institute of Architects applauded the Ohio Historical Center as a "bold, imaginative, almost startling structure." Architectural Record called it "the most architecturally significant public structure built in Ohio since the State Capitol Building." W. Byron Ireland & Associates, a Columbus architectural firm, designed the Ohio Historical Center building. The building is an example of "Brutalism" a rational, structuralist, monumental style exported in the early 1950s by French and British architects. Distinguished by its structural honesty and undisguised, blunt use of materials, Brutalism departed from conventional bourgeois styles. Stone and marble were rejected in favor of form-textured concrete, or beton brut, a technique employed by the French architect LeCorbusier. Founded in 1885, the Ohio Historical Society conducts a range of activities related to interpreting, collecting and preserving the state's heritage. In the last century, the society has collected more than 1.5 million items pertaining to Ohio's history, archaeology, and natural history. The Society's services include managing the state archives, administering the state's historic preservation office, and operating a network of historic sites and museums.
Creator	Droddy, Fred
Date of Original	August 23, 1970
Collection	Ohio Historical Society Properties File
Source	Audiovisual material; P 365 Box 20, Folder 10
Format	picture
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage; 08/23/1970
Date created	2010-06-04

Title	Om3370_4919361_001
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om3370_4919361_001.tif
Image Height	4888
Image Width	6003
File Size	10538.289 KB
Date created	2009-01-13

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