September 2024.
I never got around to finishing my coverage of Campbell Hall before graduating and leaving Columbus. (As of upload, I have left and will not be returning until I fully move out in June or July.) Despite the university saying that Campbell would be renovated and opened this May, that didn’t seem to be the case, and as of at least May 10, 2026, it was still surrounded by construction fencing and unopened. Regrettably, this final installment will just be some random photos I had floating around from September 2024.
If you want to read this building’s history, go back to part 1.
Photos
East facade mostly covered by greenery:
These windows were gutted, but the surrounding framing and everything was still intact, which looked really uncanny:
Fun fact I learned--that metal ornamentation around the windows is actually not original and is a later alteration. This surprised me, since it is still pretty Beaux-Arts in style. The original detail between the windows is this stone spandrel with grill-like vertical carvings:
I remember being pretty angry at these gross black mullionless windows awaiting installation, thinking that they were destined to be another contextless renovation to a historic building. However, these were actually installed into the Mid-Century Modern addition, and the historic facade has more period-correct replacements.
Some of the windows were actively being removed:
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