Ohio House (Philadelphia)

Ohio House
Ohio House (Philadelphia) is located in Philadelphia
Ohio House (Philadelphia)
Location within Philadelphia
Ohio House (Philadelphia) is located in Pennsylvania
Ohio House (Philadelphia)
Location within Pennsylvania
Ohio House (Philadelphia) is located in the United States
Ohio House (Philadelphia)
Location within the United States
39°59′06″N 75°12′58″W / 39.984997°N 75.216176°W / 39.984997; -75.216176
Location1700 Belmont Ave, Philadelphia
History
Built1876
Site notes
Architectural style
Gothic Revival
Governing bodyPhiladelphia Parks & Recreation
OwnerCity of Philadelphia
Official name
Ohio State Building
Designatedunspecified[1]
Official name
Ohio House
DesignatedFebruary 7, 1972
Reference no.72001151[2][3]

The Ohio House, or the Ohio State Building, is an historic building in west Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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

The 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

Philadelphia portal

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System – Fairmount Park (#72001151)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2017. (archive)
  3. 1 2 3 "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.
  4. ↑ "Ohio House". (archive) fairmountparktrust.org. Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Ohio House - The Fairmount Park Historic District - Philadelphia, PA". (archive) waymarking.com. Groundspeak, Inc. August 5, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Centennial Exposition : described and illustrated". by J.S. Ingram. archive.org. pages 637-38. Hubbard Brothers, Philadelphia. Retrieved November 17, 2017.

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