text and photos by Maya Drozdz Located on a small hill near Lunken Airport and maintained by the Cincinnati Parks Department, Pioneer Memorial Cemetery is the oldest graveyard in Hamilton County. It sits on a plot of land once occupied by Columbia Baptist Church, founded in 1790, just a few years after settlers landed …
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text and photos by Ripley Heritage, Inc. Originally published on RipleyOhio.net Underground Railroad sites are indicated as UGRR A project of several years came to fruition in 1985 when Ripley’s historic district was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The 55-acre historic district is believed to be the largest in Ohio for …
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by Lauren Kitchen Stripping woodwork was the last thing on my mind when we purchased the E. Cort Williams home in the Uplands Historic District in May of 2019. There were many other thoughts flowing through my head – the need for a kitchen worthy of the manor’s inherent beauty, updating the baths and …
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text and photos by Maya Drozdz Have you ever noticed this Stonehenge-like structure in Burnet Woods? If this looks like it may be a memorial to a long-gone building, it is. These granite blocks are what’s left of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, designed by the esteemed architect H.H. Richardson and destroyed by a …
https://youtu.be/AXFcNHfVNZE About the Talk In 2019 UC celebrated its bicentennial. Students strolling around campus could hardly guess their school had such deep roots. A major reconstruction of the campus in the early 21st century has left the institution where “Next Lives” disconnected from its history, in both form and function. This talk explores how …
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by Maya Drozdzphotos by Brian Zehowski Tell us a bit about yourself.I’m originally from Central Minnesota. I moved to the Cincinnati area in 2017 and live in Wyoming, OH. What initially drew you to photograph architecture?I’ve been fascinated by architecture from a young age. As a child, I could never pay attention to …
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