Wall of Honor Collection - Howard Dwight Smith, 1886-1958

              HOWARD DWIGHT SMITH
1886 - 1958
ARCHITECT
EDUCATOR
AN ARCHITECT AND EDUCATOR, HOWARD DWIGHT SMITH MADE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF CENTRAL OHIO.
PROBABLY HIS BEST-KNOWN WORK IS OHIO STADIUM, FOR WHICH HE WON
AN AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS GOLD MEDAL IN 1921. AS OSU'S
UNIVERSITY ARCHITECT (1929-1956), SMITH DESIGNED NUMEROUS
ACADEMIC BUILDINGS AND DORMITORIES, ST. JOHN ARENA, THE OSU GOLF
CLUBHOUSE, AND THE NOW ICONIC STACK TOWER OF THOMPSON LIBRARY.
HE TAUGHT ARCHITECTURE AT OSU (HIS ALMA MATER), FOR 30 YEARS,
RECEIVING THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD IN 1955.
SMITH SERVED AS CONSULTING ARCHITECT TO THE UPPER ARLINGTON AND
COLUMBUS BOARDS OF EDUCATION. HE DESIGNED THE FIRST UPPER
ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (NOW JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL) AND LATER
BARRINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOR WHICH HE WON THE OHIO
SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS GOLD MEDAL IN 1941. IN PRIVATE PRACTICE, HE
DESIGNED MANY HOMES IN UPPER ARLINGTON, SERVED AS CHIEF
DESIGNER FOR COLUMBUS CITY HALL AND THE CENTRAL POLICE STATION,
AND CONSULTED ON THE DESIGNS OF FIRST COMMUNITY AND FIRST
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES.
AN UPPER ARLINGTON RESIDENT FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS, SMITH ALSO
GAVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY HE HELPED BUILD. FILLING MANY
VOLUNTEER ROLES FOR FIRST COMMUNITY CHURCH, SERVING ON THE
UPPER ARLINGTON BOARD OF BUILDING STANDARDS AND THE CITY
PLANNING COMMISSION, AND AS A MEMBER OF COLUMBUS ROTARY CLUB
AN AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS.