Talk:Ohio Statehouse

Untitled

 * As of August 26, 2005, I have determined that the article is cleaned up. However, if anyone does see a problem, please modify according instead of marking the entire article for deletion. Pentawing 22:12, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

I contributed the bulk of the original copy for this article, and appreciate those who have help edit and shape it. I am less appreciative of those who insist on adding inaccurate informaton to the article. I have removed it more than once, and it gets returned. I'm staff historian in the building that is the subject of the article-I know what's right to include, and what ought not to be here!


 * There is an extensive discussion of the history of the design of the building in Moore, Opha, History of Franklin County, Ohio, Topeka: Historical Pub. Co., 1930, 1501 pgs., esp. pages 161-165, in which she shows that a dome was intended in early designs, and that in fact at one point was under construction in 1848 or 1851. It was Thomas U. Walter's recommendation that the dome be removed from the design, which seems incontrovertable evidence of the original intent for a dome.   Moore quotes Bill Nye's humorous critique there as well.  I think if you are going to cite the building as a fine example of Greek Revival, then a little balance of other critique is not out of place.  Appeals to authority notwithstanding, I think a complete and balanced history is what ought to be included.  What is your evidence that no dome was envisioned? David 19:58, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

You are naming one secondary source, and a rather outdated one for your information.A more accurate, but less available reference is Abbot Lowell Cummings, Ohio's Capitols at Columbus. My information is a distilation of many primary sources, plus research and expierience of my own and several coworkers. Things you are stating are either plain wrong (the original plans could not have disappeared with Walter, there were no "original" plans)or a distortion that comes from recirculated information being shared amoung different sources and patched back together incorrectly. The building was not the the work one builder whose vision would be preserved from start to finish, it was very much a work by committe that changed form and appearance for a variety of reasons. The thought of placing a large rounded dome on the building would be floated more than once during the long construction process, but in the end would be eliminated due to aesthetic concerns,political expediency and simple economics-the building was drastically over budget. Initial entrants in the design competetion all had domes,and as construction began on the "composite' design a dome was part of the planing, after the construction hiatus of the 1840 the buildings new architects West and Sawyer proposed design changes, most significant of which was the replacment of a round dome with a low,conical roof. The next architect in the progression, N.B. Kelley reverted back to a domed design, but upon his dismissal, the buildings last principal architect Isiah Rogers championed the aestheticlly correct and less expensive option-a low roof, no dome

I changed recently added facts about light fixtures in the Legislative chambers that were subjective and not accurate.. My information comes directly from the Curator of the Vermont building.

- This article lists absolutely no sources. Also, it is apparent from this discussion that there is quite a bit of original research going on. The guidelines for a Wikipedia article are quite clear in that there should be NO original research whatsoever. All information listed in a wikipedia article must have a reference to an outside source that is viewable over the internet. Therefore this article needs significant work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ntyler01mil (talk • contribs) 18:34, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Not quite — reliable online sources are valid even if they rot, and print sources are definitely valid. Nyttend (talk) 16:41, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Formatting and editing work
I have been reworking some aspects of this article for clarity and to add information. I am using the Wikipedia entry for the Pennsylvainia State Capitol entry as a template because that entry has been recognized for it's quality. S.M.Reid (talk) 13:31, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Category?
Would Category:Ohio Statehouse be helpful for grouping related articles? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 14:33, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Maybe, would it just be for the artworks, main article, and perhaps Capitol Square? ɱ  (talk) 14:56, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , Yup! Lincoln Vicksburg Monument • Ohio Holocaust and Liberators Memorial • Ohio Veterans Plaza • Peace • Statue of Christopher Columbus • The Doughboy • The Spirit of '98 • These Are My Jewels • William McKinley Monument --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 15:47, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Alright, yeah. Sometime will need to split off history from this article too, there's a lot more of other information to add here. ɱ  (talk) 16:01, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

More references
-- ɱ  (talk) 02:56, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
 * https://archive.is/thnTE