The Ohio House, or Ohio State Building, is a historic building located in west
Fairmount Park,
Philadelphia
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. The house was built from various Ohio
sandstone
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Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...
s and functioned as the
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
state exhibit for the
Centennial Exposition
The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official World's Fair to be held in the United States, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 10 to November 10, 1876, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the ...
of 1876. The only other extant exposition structures are
Memorial Hall
A memorial hall is a hall built to commemorate an individual or group; most commonly those who have died in war. Most are intended for public use and are sometimes described as ''utilitarian memorials''.
History of the Memorial Hall
In the aft ...
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.
"The Centennial Exposition : described and illustrated"
by J.S. Ingram. ''archive.org''. pages 637-38. Hubbard Brothers, Philadelphia. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
The Ohio House is listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places The Philadelphia Register of Historic Places (PRHP) is a register of historic places by the Philadelphia Historical Commission. Buildings, structures, sites, objects, interiors and districts can be added to the list.
Criteria
According to the Phila ...
[ and is an inventoried structure within the Fairmount Park Historic District entry on the ]National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
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See also
* List of houses in Fairmount Park
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This list contains all of the extant historic houses located in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Most of the houses are referred to as mansions due to their size and use as the summer country estates of Philadelphia's aff ...
* - an inventoried structure within the Fairmount Park listing
References
External links
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Houses in Fairmount Park
Centennial Exposition
Philadelphia Register of Historic Places
West Fairmount Park
Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
Historic American Buildings Survey in Philadelphia
World's fair architecture in Pennsylvania
1876 in Ohio
Ohio culture