Howard Dwight Smith was an American Architect born on February 21st, 1886 in Dayton Ohio. He designed and developed buildings all over the state of Ohio, and been most active right here on The Ohio State University’s Campus after he graduated from OSU in 1907 with a degree in Civil Engineering and Architecture. His two most famous works are the Ohio Stadium, The Horseshoe, and the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library, St. John Arena, and the French Field House. He had a hand in designing over 30 University buildings. He was a die-hard football fan, who had seats in the Horseshoe right behind Orville Wright who also happens to be a big Ohio State football fan from Dayton. From 1929 to 1956, Smith was named the University’s architect and head of the department of architecture. This must be a good reason why Ohio State has such a challenging architecture program. Smith Hall was named in his honor after he died from a stroke in April, 1958. Smith’s Grandchildren went on to be quite successful and famous: Beverly D'Angelo who was a motion picture actress, and Jeff D'Angelo who became a jazz musician.
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