Ohio Building Authority - Facility Management

         
   

Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts
77 South High St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 644-5250

Ohio Building Authority - Riffe Building

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  • The Riffe Center was completed and occupied in 1988
  • Approximately 2,000 state employees work in the building
  • Construction costs totaled approximately $130 million
  • The Riffe Center contains 1.1 million square feet of space
  • The building is 503 ½ feet high and has 32 stories
  • The Authority's Executive Conference & Training Center is located on the 31st floor of the Riffe Center.
  • The Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery is located on the first floor of the building.
  • The Riffe Center also contains the Capitol Theater, which is managed by the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts.
  • The building is named in honor of Vernal G. Riffe, Jr., who was elected State Representative for the 89th House District in 1958, and was Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1975 to 1994
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Last updated: Mar 12, 2007