Columbus Underground – OSU adding new gallery in the old Lazarus building

If you’re going to dream, you might as well dream big. That seems to be Karen Bell’s motto. The dean of Ohio State’s College of the Arts says the school’s new Urban Arts Space gallery could be good not only for her students but for the Downtown area that surrounds it. “We talk about fostering the revitalization of Downtown,” said Bell, “and we know we’re pioneers at the beginning of this....”

Daytonology – Grafton Hill's Oldest

Grafton Hill seems pretty “new” architecturally, particularly the better known part of the neighborhood around Stoddard Circle. But there is this house on Central that looks quite old. It has the trad I-house form, with an L rear, but not set with the gable end to the street, the way most are in Dayton. ...

Many of Ohio’s downtown areas are in need of upgrading as folks pack up and move to the suburbs. Many downtown revitalization projects are currently going on there. Competition for sales tax, real estate, middle-income housing and quality of life is a power struggle, urban flight has been growing in Cincinnati and we do not see that stopping...

Glass City Jungle --  Rep. Ujvagi Pushes Tax Credit to Save Historic Public Buildings

State Representative Peter Ujvagi (D-Toledo) would like to see Ohio counties have the opportunity to save historic public buildings from the wrecking ball. He introduced a bill this week that offers tax credits to offset the cost of rehabilitating these structures.

Square Log (Mansfield) – Blockhouse

The blockhouse was taken down for restoration in December. The Preservation Commission has design review authority but it has taken some gentle prodding by the Commission to be put into the loop on the project.

Photo: F&R Lazarus Building, Downtown Columbus - dospaz/Creative Commons License