Central Exhibition Building

The Ohio Centennial at Columbus, held September 4-October 19, 1888, celebrated the centennial of the first permanent settlement in Ohio. The Central Exhibition Building was constructed in 1886.

See also: “A History of the Ohio State Fair”; by C. La Von Shook, 977.1/S5591h, page 168. This picture was scanned from the original newspaper page.

Source: Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, September 15, 1888, page 76