by Deb Del Valle In 1931 Richard Huseman founded HGC Construction based on the values of quality and craftsmanship. Since then the locally-owned business has continued to play an important role in shaping Cincinnati’s future, not only by working on new buildings, but by working to preserve the past. “When HGC was founded […]
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adapted from Conservation Guidelines: Uplands Historic Districtphotos by Maya Drozdz The Uplands Historic District in East Walnut Hills is notable for its high concentration of late 19th century residential architecture within a relatively small area. Locally and nationally prominent architects such as Desjardins & Hayward, Samuel Hannaford, Lucian Plympton, S.S. Godley, and Aiken &
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by Maya Drozdzphotos by Seth Hershey Cincinnati’s neighborhoods offer a plethora of pedestrian-only shortcuts and vistas in the form of public stairs. At the height of their use in the 19th Century, over 30 miles of hillside steps once connected the neighborhoods of Cincinnati to each other. Today, there are almost 400 sets of hillside
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by Margo Warminski, CPA Preservation Directororiginally published in Northern Kentucky Tribune “Newport’s social structure would also change fundamentally. A prosperous, old-stock, Protestant, river town would evolve into an immigrant, heavily Catholic, working-class city” (Thomas L. Purvis, et al., eds., Newport, Kentucky: A Bicentennial History. Newport, KY: Otto Zimmerman & Son, 1996, p. 53).
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We are proud to be the steward of Pinecroft Mansion, the estate of famed inventor, innovator and former owner of the Cincinnati Reds, Powel Crosley, Jr. Built in 1928 in the Tudor Revival style, this historic mansion is located on 18 pristine acres in Mount Healthy. Pinecroft was designed by nationally significant architect Dwight
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by Margo Warminski, CPA Preservation Directororiginally published in the Northern Kentucky Tribune The Cote Brilliante Historic District in Newport, whose name means “shining hill” in French, honors a physically cohesive, largely middle-class residential community with a strong sense of place. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, it was the fifth
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by Paul Muller, CPA Executive Director Have you noticed how seeing people in large groups already looks strange? I know we will get back to gathering when it’s safe but am surprised at how quickly what seems normal can change. Here is a Cincinnati street crossing with lots of people too close together by today’s
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by Paul Muller, CPA Executive Director Following his wide ranging interests, Nathan Rooy asks a lot of questions. He generously shares what he finds. A few years Nathan created a map showing the Age of Buildings in Cincinnati. It is worth taking a deep look at. You will learn some interesting about your
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