Cultural Arts Center
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Former name | Ohio State Arsenal |
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| Established | 1976 |
| Location | 139 West Main Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 USA |
| Type | Cultural center |
| Public transit access |   3, 6, 9 CoGo |
| Website | www |
Ohio State Arsenal | |
 Interactive map highlighting the building's location | |
| Coordinates | 39°57′19″N 83°0′12″W / 39.95528°N 83.00333°W |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001495 |
| CRHP No. | CR-2 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 18, 1974 |
| Designated CRHP | February 8, 1982 |
The Cultural Arts Center is a combination gallery and teaching space, primarily for visual artists and crafters, in downtown Columbus, Ohio. It is a 38,500 square-foot space at 139 West Main Street, and is part of the city's Scioto Mile tourist district.[1] Features of the space include a ceramics lab in the basement, with painting and weaving labs on upper floors. It offers community oriented arts classes at a variety of levels, and is also utilized as an events space.[2][3] [4][5]
History
The site of the center was originally a state penitentiary, in 1814. It was demolished and rebuilt in 1861 as it exists today by prisoner labor as the Ohio State Arsenal. This brick Italianate building housed weapons and horses during the Civil War. Historical artifacts on site include an eagle-and-shield from the battleship the USS Ohio, and a bell from the missile cruiser the USS Columbus. A proposed flag of Ohio briefly flew over the arsenal.[6] The arsenal building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 18, 1974. The Cultural Arts Center is also featured on many of Columbus's historical tours. [7][8]
Access to the building was acquired by the city from the state through a 99-year lease at a cost of $1/year. It was transformed into an arts center starting in 1976, with the help of a $1.4M grant from the US Department of Commerce, with the official opening on June 11, 1978.[2][9]
References
- ^ "Cultural Arts Center | Downtown Columbus Arts Space". www.sciotomile.com.
- ^ a b Gilson, Nancy Gilson (June 3, 2018). "Cultural Arts Center marks 40th year of community-building". The Columbus Dispatch.
- ^ "Columbus Cultural Arts Center | Columbus Makes Art". ColumbusMakesArt.com.
- ^ "Cultural Arts Center". www.experiencecolumbus.com.
- ^ "premier Visual Arts facility". www.culturalartscenteronline.org.
- ^ Hodge, Orlando John (April 19, 1904). Speech by State Regent O. J. Hodge (Speech). Thirteenth Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Washington, D.C. – via Google Books.
- ^ "Columbus Architectural Scavenger Hunt". letsroam.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "Visit Columbus Tours=2020-01-14".
- ^ "Cultural Arts Center". Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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