1893 Chicago Worlds Fair Ohio Building Ionic Columns - ORIGINAL HISTORIC FAI4

"Ohio's Building." This is an original 1893 halftone print of the Ohio State Building at the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair. The Ohio Building stood next to the Art Palace and boasted a monument of the Gracchi on its plaza. It was designed by James McLaughlin, architect of Cincinnati, and the mantels, tile roof, and hardware were gifts from citizens of Ohio. The cost was $30,000. (Please note that, typical of halftone prints, there is printing on the reverse.) Period Paper has obtained a wonderful set of halftone prints of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, also known as the World Columbian Exposition. This original collection of the fair's many architectural, artistic, mechanical, agricultural, industrial, archeological, ethnological, historical, and scenic attractions was printed in 1893. The World Columbian Exposition was held from May to October 1893 in Chicago in honor of the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of the new world. In competition with many other cities, Chicago w