A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in
1972. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
From the record
“The Ohio Statehouse is the state capitol building and seat of government for the U.S. state of Ohio. The Greek Revival building is located on Capitol Square in downtown Columbus.”
Wikipedia article Ohio Statehouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
one of 295 National Register listings in Franklin County · listed in 1972 · category: Building · one of 3 National Historic Landmarks in Franklin County.
National Register reference number.72001011- the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Columbus city, The inset identifies its exact
source book and publication year.
The Mound Builders and Indians - First White Settlements and Struggle for Possession - Indian Village at the Forks of the Scioto Attacked by Crawford and Dispersed - The Ohio Company, the Scioto Company and Symmes Purchase - Indian Power Broken and British Hopes Blasted - First Surveys - Topography, Geology and Soil of Franklin County.
The chapter on Columbus City in History of Franklin County [Ohio]:, published 1858 names Columbus. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
From the first organization of the State government in 1803, until 1816, there was no permanent seat of State government. The sessions of the Legislature were held at Chillicothe until 1810, and the sessions of 1810-11, and 1811-12, were held at Zanesville, and from thence they were removed back to Chillicothe, and there remained until December, 1816, when the first session commenced in Columbus.
No further definite action, however, was had on the subject until February, 1812, when the law was passed establishing it at Columbus. Various proposals were received, offering inducements for its establishment at different points, and amongst the rest were the proposals of Lyne Starling, James Johnston, Alexander McLaughlin and John Kerr, for establishing it on the '-' high bank of the Scioto River, opposite Franklinton," which site was principally a native forest. Franklinton was then at its apex, and a town of considerably more consequence than it now is, and was one of the sites proposed ; but the plan upon which it was laid out, and more particularly its low situation, were considered sufficient objections to its adoption. Worthington and Delaware were also among the sites proposed.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The
federal wildfire occurrence database
lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Ohio Statehouse between
2011 and 2011, burning about 0 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson.
Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted
here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Reported cause
Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined
1
The most recent of
them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service
that recorded it.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. Museums hold 9,656 specimens
collected within 10 miles of Ohio Statehouse between 1804 and
1975: 7,685 Animalia, 1,268 Fungi, 558 Plantae, 117 Chromista, 27 Unrecorded, 1 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown.
Collected by 19 V 1938 in original publication, Knull, =, ? and others. Each is a
physical object with a catalogue
number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was
collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be
concluded from a species being absent.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists
8 workings within 5 miles of Ohio Statehouse: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 2 plants.
4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the
map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring
settlement's page as well.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The National Weather Service names
Columbus, the town this property stands in, in 107 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 56 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 13 flash flood, 11 flood.
The reports record 9 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office
filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date
opens the federal record of that event.
Trees were downed, some on power lines. Four golfers were injured after lightning struck the shelter house they entered to take shelter from the storm.
Trees were downed at several locations. Winds were measured at 59 mph at Port Columbus Airport. Four men were injured at an outdoor amphitheater when the tent they occupied was blown over.
A microburst, with winds estimated to be between 80 and 100 mph, struck the west side of Columbus, destroying roofs of two industrial buildings. The debris from the roofs stretched 600 yards. A tractor-semitrailer was also blown over, injuring one male.
Damage was first observed on Deserette Court. The west-facing|side of several housing units had shutters torn off and also|experienced minor siding damage. This is where it appears the|tornado first touched down.||On the opposite side of Deserette Court, additional shutter and|siding damage was observed, and primarily affected the east-facing|side of the housing units.||Damage continued to the east onto Boyleston Boulevard, with the|garage door of one home completely destroyed and walls of the|garage experiencing significant damage. Siding and roof damage was|also observed on this home, and damage is assessed to be in the|EF0 category, with winds around 80 mph. An eyewitness also stated|that she was looking west and saw a tornado moving toward|Boyleston Boulevard.||A swath of damage continued to the east, affecting homes along|Niantic Drive and Hingham Lane. Much of the damage was associated|with trees, where large tree branches in the back yards of|several homes on both Niantic Drive and Hingham Lane were snapped.|A convergent pattern was observed from 10 to 12 inch diameter tree|branches. Some damage to homes was also observed, including a|large portion of siding being stripped off the east-facing side of|a two story home. Minor roof damage was also noted on several|homes.||Damage became more sparse further east along Hingham Lane and was|confined to a few large hardwood tree branches being snapped off.
Two to three feet of water on some roads submerged some cars and caused others to float. On Leonard Street and 5th Avenue, a foot of water was entering the main level of some homes.
Roofing materials were removed from several buildings, a gutter was blown down, power lines were downed, and fencing was partially blown over in northeastern Columbus due to damaging thunderstorm winds. These winds also blew a large tree down onto a house on Schleppi Road.
10 papers published in this town,
digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 0 issues,
0 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be
looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
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From the nomination file
1,962 words on record
When this property was proposed for the
National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is,
and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain.
It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the
occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s
typewriter's.
Description of the property
The limestone Greek Revival style building is 504 feet long and 184 feet story walls are pilastered. There is a full, simplified Doric entablature. The roof is hipped. corations ascending the dome culminate in an illuminated reproduction, in JUL 13 1972 CONDITION Ruins NATIONA REGIST that would harmonize with the dome, but this plan was never carried out be- The result was the large conical-roofed cupola which adorns the building. painting is displayed in the National Capitol. flank the four marble-floored foyers.Carved wood and marble and paintings ground Parking Garage was opened.
The original design in 1839 called for a dome surrounded by a colonnade strength.There are eight tall Doric columns defining the east and west The Ohio Statehouse is situated at the center of a large landscaped city Outstanding among the capitol's works of art is a large painting in the Street on the east and State Street on the south. A flight of twelve steps from each of the four entrances leads to a large cause of bickering by legislators over cost and detailsof construction. (Check One) art glass, of the Great Seal of Ohio. Stairways lead from the floor of block bounded by High Street on the west, Broad Street on the north, Third The beauty of the structure is due largely to its simplicity and the rotunda to the Hall of Representatives and the Senate chamber.
Excellent and sculpture by noted American artists adorn the interior.The rich de- house Annex was completed to the east and in 1965 the Statehouse Under- central rotunda.The offices of the governor and other state officials RECEIVED Two major changes to Capitol Square have occurred:in 190l the State- east foyer,"Battle of Lake Erie,"by William H. Powell.A copy of this PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian!
of which Ohio could be proud. traveled to New York City where they held a meeting with Alexander J. Davis, a prominent architect. It was he who sketched the design which was initially used. / law, ordering the foundation to be covered with earth and unused con- William Russell West, also of Cincinnati, replaced architect Walter in site. Now twelve-ton blocks of stone could easily be hauled from the removed on the night of February 1,1852, when the old 1816 statehouse roofed cupola, Kelly advocated a dome like the one Architect Davis had or- Architect Kelly, imbued with more romantic architectural ideas, was not 1839-1861 1848. burned.
Conservation Transportation losophy Commerce Engineering Military Science Communications SIGNIFICANCE Theater Aboriginal Music Prehistoric Religion/Phi Education Agriculture Architecture itarian Landscape quarry.Columbus residents first saw the limestone walls rise above the Industry Invention Social/Human- The crisis over, planning was resumed in 1844, construction in 1846.
Sculpture employ an architect to supervise construction and begin building a capitol Limestone for the building was purchased from William Sullivant's quarry a three-member commission to conduct a contest, select a winning design, carded.l Not content to trust their own judgment,/the commissioners Henry Walter of Cincinnati won the $5oo prize for the best design and be- structionmaterials to be sold.Columbus was fortunate to remain the cap- ation been finished, than the Legislature of 1840 repealed the State House By 1854 the walls were up and the task of roofing the structure fell to SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Urban Planning Nathan B. Kelly of Columbus, the new architect.
Kelly made extensive Only the controversial dome and interior finish needed completion by 1858.
Quoted from the National Register nomination
for reference 72001011, 15 pages, held by the National Archives in Record
Group 79. See the
catalogue record.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 miles
Other National Register properties close
enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both
positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties
to their map sheets.
Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.
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