The Ohio House, or the Ohio State Building, is an historic, American building that is located in west Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
| Ohio House | |
|---|---|
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| Location | 1700 Belmont Ave, Philadelphia |
| Coordinates | 39°59′06″N 75°12′58″W / 39.984997°N 75.216176°W |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic Revival |
| Governing body | Philadelphia Parks & Recreation |
| Owner | City of Philadelphia |
| Official name | Ohio State Building |
| Designated | unspecified[1] |
| Official name | Ohio House |
| Designated | February 7, 1972 |
| Reference no. | 72001151[2][3] |
  Location of Ohio House in Philadelphia  Ohio House (Philadelphia) (Pennsylvania)  Ohio House (Philadelphia) (the United States) | |
It is listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places[1] and is an inventoried structure within the Fairmount Park Historic District entry on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][3]
History and architectural features
editThe house was built using various Ohio sandstones and functioned as the Ohio state exhibit for the Centennial Exposition of 1876. The only other extant exposition structures are Memorial Hall and two small comfort stations; the building is the only extant state exhibit remaining from the exposition.
The house was restored for the Bicentennial Celebration in 1976 and leased to Ohio House Partners by the Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust in 2006. After extensive restoration, the building was opened to the public in November 2007 and has since functioned as a cafe, event venue and offices.[4][5][6]
The Ohio House is listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places[1] and is an inventoried structure within the Fairmount Park Historic District entry on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][3]
See also
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- List of houses in Fairmount Park
- National Register of Historic Places listings in West Philadelphia — an inventoried structure within the Fairmount Park listing
References
edit- ^ a b c "Resources Listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places Without Official Addresses" (archive). phila.gov. Philadelphia Historical Commission. April 9, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System – Fairmount Park (#72001151)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2017. (archive)
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form". (archive) by George B. Tatum of the Philadelphia Historical Commission. dot7.state.pa.us. National Park Service document via the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Cultural Resources Geographic Information System, the Department of Transportation website and the records of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. January 11, 1972. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ "Ohio House". (archive) fairmountparktrust.org. Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ "The Ohio House - The Fairmount Park Historic District - Philadelphia, PA". (archive) waymarking.com. Groundspeak, Inc. August 5, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ "The Centennial Exposition : described and illustrated". by J.S. Ingram. archive.org. pages 637-38. Hubbard Brothers, Philadelphia. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
External links
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Media related to Ohio House at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1660, "International Exhibition of 1876, Ohio Building", 5 photos, 2 color transparencies, 3 photo caption pages