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The Longaberger Basket Building is a truely impressive example of Mimetic Architecture, and relatively recent at that. It was the brainchild of the Longaberger Empire Founder Dave Longaberger.
The basket is a replica 160 times larger of Longaberger’s Medium Market Basket. It’s 192 ft. long by 126 ft. wide at the bottom, spreading to 208 ft. long by 142 ft. wide at the roofline. It is a magnificent sight especially at night.The building is situated between Marne and Dayton Road in Newark on State Route 16, It was completed in December 1997 and was awarded the 1997 Build Ohio Award.
It
is said that Dave Longaberger wanted to have all of the companies
buildings shaped like baskets but that after his 1998 death his
daughters vetoed any more "basket buildings". - See more at:
http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/basket-building-newark-ohio-usa.html#sthash.rwji8p4x.dpuf
It
is said that Dave Longaberger wanted to have all of the companies
buildings shaped like baskets but that after his 1998 death his
daughters vetoed any more "basket buildings". - See more at:
http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/basket-building-newark-ohio-usa.html#sthash.rwji8p4x.dpuf
It
is said that Dave Longaberger wanted to have all of the companies
buildings shaped like baskets but that after his 1998 death his
daughters vetoed any more "basket buildings". - See more at:
http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/basket-building-newark-ohio-usa.html#sthash.rwji8p4x.dpuf
It
is said that Dave Longaberger wanted to have all of the companies
buildings shaped like baskets but that after his 1998 death his
daughters vetoed any more "basket buildings". - See more at:
http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/basket-building-newark-ohio-usa.html#sthash.rwji8p4x.dpuf
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