One hundred years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Centennial International Exhibition of Industry was created in order to celebrate America’s past and lend an eye to its hoped for future of prosperity. Attended by the President of the United States and in the presence of members of Congress, the Supreme Court, the Cabinet, many other national, state and municipal officers over 150,000 people and even the Emperor and Empress of Brazil the fair commenced. Although not considered financially successful for its investors, the Centennial Exhibition that took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the year 1876 was a ground breaking event that showcased the incredible advancement in culture and industry experienced by the
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Of this money $40,000 went to the exposition proper and $30,000 to the construction of a Woman’s Pavilion, a structure designed to showcase the achievement of women industrialists, agriculturalists and laborers in modern America. Additionally New York contributed $266,922; New Jersey; $106,574; New England in total $89,274; the Pacific Slope $14,244 and the rest of the country a total of $52,468. Construction began in 1873 and was a massive undertaking. Each building was uniquely designed and picked by a commission to be carried out at the fair. In order of size one can see which halls and their exhibits were deemed most important. Obviously, the main building which housed a large portion of the exhibits from all over the world needed to be the most impressive structure. The sheer scale of the main building made such a structure seem unlikely but it was fit together from pre-fabricated steel and wood frames that were assembled at the fair ground. Many of the buildings utilized this method of construction in order to save time, money, and for the removal of some of the structures after the fair more easily. West of the Main Hall was Machinery Hall. Machinery Hall was similar to the main building in design except that the building's frame was just made …show more content…
Made of wood and glass, the building was designed to look like various barn structures pieced together. The building's exhibits included products and machines in agriculture and other related businesses. Unlike most of the buildings constructed for the Exposition, Horticultural Hall was meant to be permanent. Horticultural Hall had an iron and glass frame on a brick and marble foundation. The building was styled after Moorish architecture and designed as a tribute to The Crystal Palace from London's Great Exhibition which prior to the Centennial Exposition was called one of the most significant Exhibitions in the world. The building's exhibits specialized in horticulture and after the Exposition it continued to exhibit plants until it was badly damaged sometime later during a hurricane. The Art Gallery building, now known as Memorial Hall is made of brick, glass, iron and granite. Memorial Hall is the only exhibit building left at the Centennial site and only one of four structures from the exhibition that still remain. The Ohio House is another of the four buildings remaining from the exposition, as well as Centennial comfort stations, which were basically hotel/restaurants along the edge of the fair for all the
Of this money $40,000 went to the exposition proper and $30,000 to the construction of a Woman’s Pavilion, a structure designed to showcase the achievement of women industrialists, agriculturalists and laborers in modern America. Additionally New York contributed $266,922; New Jersey; $106,574; New England in total $89,274; the Pacific Slope $14,244 and the rest of the country a total of $52,468. Construction began in 1873 and was a massive undertaking. Each building was uniquely designed and picked by a commission to be carried out at the fair. In order of size one can see which halls and their exhibits were deemed most important. Obviously, the main building which housed a large portion of the exhibits from all over the world needed to be the most impressive structure. The sheer scale of the main building made such a structure seem unlikely but it was fit together from pre-fabricated steel and wood frames that were assembled at the fair ground. Many of the buildings utilized this method of construction in order to save time, money, and for the removal of some of the structures after the fair more easily. West of the Main Hall was Machinery Hall. Machinery Hall was similar to the main building in design except that the building's frame was just made …show more content…
Made of wood and glass, the building was designed to look like various barn structures pieced together. The building's exhibits included products and machines in agriculture and other related businesses. Unlike most of the buildings constructed for the Exposition, Horticultural Hall was meant to be permanent. Horticultural Hall had an iron and glass frame on a brick and marble foundation. The building was styled after Moorish architecture and designed as a tribute to The Crystal Palace from London's Great Exhibition which prior to the Centennial Exposition was called one of the most significant Exhibitions in the world. The building's exhibits specialized in horticulture and after the Exposition it continued to exhibit plants until it was badly damaged sometime later during a hurricane. The Art Gallery building, now known as Memorial Hall is made of brick, glass, iron and granite. Memorial Hall is the only exhibit building left at the Centennial site and only one of four structures from the exhibition that still remain. The Ohio House is another of the four buildings remaining from the exposition, as well as Centennial comfort stations, which were basically hotel/restaurants along the edge of the fair for all the