Ohio State office building explosion
Title |
Ohio State office building explosion |
Subject |
Public buildings--Ohio Ohio History--State and Local Government |
Time Period |
1930s |
Place |
Columbus (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio) |
Description |
Two large holes in an exterior wall and rubble on the sidewalk after an explosion at the Ohio State Office Building. Groundbreaking for the Ohio State Office Building took place on November 19, 1929. The building, located at 65 South Front Street in downtown Columbus, took the site of 34 businesses. The building, designed by architects Harry Hake, Frank Bail and Alfred Hahn, is noted as an excellent example of architecture from the Art Deco period. Construction began on October 31, 1930 and the cornerstone was laid on May 16, 1931. The explosion occurred shortly after three o'clock on the afternoon of April 14, 1932. The building eventually opened on March 27, 1933. |
Date of Original |
1932 |
Collection |
Ohio State Office Building Explosion |
Source |
SC 1046 |
Format |
Picture Photographic Print (Black and White) |
Submitting Institution |
Ohio History Connection |
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 |
File Name |
AL05453.tif |
Image Height |
2584 |
Image Width |
2584 |
File Size |
15493056 Bytes |
Date created |
2011-08-05 |
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