FIRST EDITION, PUBLISHER COPY (5 COPIES AVAILABLE).
133 pages
9 × 12
Softcover
ISBN 978-1939710-666
Copyright 2017
By Chris Matheney
Tracing the movement of Ohio’s first capitols to the final location in Columbus, Cornerstone to Cupola highlights the construction and history of Ohio’s Capitol Square. When completed in 1861, the Ohio Statehouse was the second largest building in the nation, (the U.S. Capitol being the largest). Originally built in an era in which genuine American-style architecture first came to light, the Ohio Statehouse exemplifies the uncomplicated and understated elegance of Greek Revival architecture. The style harkened back to Ancient Greece—the first democracy in the Western world—and reflected the principles of liberty, freedom, and equality. Then and now, it is considered one of the finest Greek revival style buildings in the country.
Cornerstone to Cupola contains more than one hundred and fifty colored photographs and illustrations. Beautiful modern photos are combined with many historic images and drawings from the archives of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, Ohio History Connection, New York State Library, Toledo Museum of Art, and individual collections.
FIRST EDITION, PUBLISHER COPY (5 COPIES AVAILABLE).
133 pages
9 × 12
Softcover
ISBN 978-1939710-666
Copyright 2017
By Chris Matheney
Tracing the movement of Ohio’s first capitols to the final location in Columbus, Cornerstone to Cupola highlights the construction and history of Ohio’s Capitol Square. When completed in 1861, the Ohio Statehouse was the second largest building in the nation, (the U.S. Capitol being the largest). Originally built in an era in which genuine American-style architecture first came to light, the Ohio Statehouse exemplifies the uncomplicated and understated elegance of Greek Revival architecture. The style harkened back to Ancient Greece—the first democracy in the Western world—and reflected the principles of liberty, freedom, and equality. Then and now, it is considered one of the finest Greek revival style buildings in the country.
Cornerstone to Cupola contains more than one hundred and fifty colored photographs and illustrations. Beautiful modern photos are combined with many historic images and drawings from the archives of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, Ohio History Connection, New York State Library, Toledo Museum of Art, and individual collections.
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