Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Present Day Site


Above graph is made by Michael Beirne.
Let's get a closer look of each part from the north to the south and to the east.


Now and Then:

Y - Storage
X- Power Plant


T - Woolen, Cotton and Knitting Mills, Tabacco and Printing Shops
U - Shoe Factory and Laundry
V - Dormitory


G - Guard Tower
S (north portion of) - Dormitory and Vocational Training building
R (north portion of) - Dormitory, Tailor Shop, Shoe Repair, and Bathhouse building


L - Hospital
N (of courtyard) - Water Tower
G (of courtyard) - Guard Tower 


The Penitentiary's courtyard now became the central plaza for Burnham Square Condominiums.


G - Guard Tower
E - New Hall


The Guard Tower and New Hall on east of now Neil Avenue.


M - Welding Shop
K - Tin Shop and Foundry
J - Machine Shop and Dry Cleaning
Z - Death House
G - Guard Tower
C (east portion of) - East Hall 
I - Catholic Chapel
H - Deputy Warden's Building
B - Honor Dormitory


The Catholic Chapel


The Death House



O (south portion of) - Dormitory and Storage

Reference
AIA Columbus. (2005). Architecture Columbus. Columbus, OH.

Ohio Historical Society, . "Ohio History Central-Ohio Penitentiary Cell (2)."
(2010): n. pag. Web. 10 May 2010.


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