Ohio pavilion

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A handsome home for Ohioans at the fair. Ohio's appropriation was $100,000.

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OHIO BUILDING

Ohio’s building at the Exposition, with French ionic columns flanking the main entrance, is not a reproduction of any famous building in the State, but an original architectural composition, with a very large central reception hail and exceptionally good arrangements for ventilation. At one end of the reception hall is a commodious reception room for ladies, and adjoining this is a rest room containing three hospitable beds, which are constantly in use by fatigued visitors. At the opposite end of the building is the gentlemen’s reception room, and connected with it is a comfortable Dutch smoking room. A spacious open balcony is provided at the north and at the south of the building, communicating with the interior by wide doors that give a free sweep to the breezes. Off the central reception hall is a post-office for Ohio people, and check-rooms and other conveniences are provided. Near at hand, in a specially constructed and lighted alcove, is a masterly portrait of the late President McKinley. Portraits of the lamented President Garfield and other famous sons of Ohio add to the interest of the building. On the floor above there are a club-room, a committee room, and sleeping quarters for the Commissioners and the Governor. The structure measures 52 by 188 feet, and was erected at a cost of $25,000,