Jim Guthrie has worked at Hub + Weber for over 30 years and is excited to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. The company began in 1973 when Bill Hub opened the doors as William Hub Architects in Covington, Kentucky and hired Gene Weber as the first employee. While the company now calls an office …
Meet Eric Smyth, the guy behind multiple historic renovations in the West End of Cincinnati. As half of the Smyth & Field duo, Eric works from the dream, design, and deliverable phase of creating a forever home for his clients. Here is why he caught the eye of Cincinnati Preservation. The 1870 house at 1015 …
See Dr. Bruce Stephenson as the keynote speaker at the 28th Annual Fall Forum on Friday, October 13th at Noon in the Hilton Netherland Plaza. Q. Why Planning? A. Stephenson grew up off the eastern Florida coast on Merritt Island near the floodplain of St. Johns River. When the wetland soils dried out due to …
Cincinnati Preservation Association is excited to partner with Mariemont Preservation Foundation on the 28th annual Fall Forum. The mission of the Mariemont Preservation Foundation founded in 1980 is to preserve, protect and promote the integrity and character of Mariemont. The Foundation’s goals include Preserve & Protect Promote, Advocate and Educate Community Outreach History of Mariemont …
Did you know Cincinnati has nearly 1,000 walkable public corridors? That includes over 500 alleys and 399 public stairs! Cincinnati is actually the 4th leading city for public stairways likely trailing Pittsburgh, San Francisco Seattle and LA.Many of our alleys and stairs are unmarked either due to missing signage or they have never received signs at …
Thank You to our members for an amazing ribbon cutting at the John Hauck House on August 29, 2023. You made the space come alive! The Preservation Library & Resource Room in memory of Michael Ibold Wilger is open by appointment Restoration work on the main house is complete Our offices are set up And …
Hands-On Preservation Classes Have Begun Congrats to the first students at the Covington Academy of Heritage Trades! After an economic analysis of trade school graduates job market in the region, the Enzweiler Building Institute saw how people with preservation specialty skills were needed in the restoration market. So, a few months ago the Covington Academy …
Aug 3, 2023 ADVOCACY UPDATE On August 1st, 2023 Cincinnati City Council voted 5 to 4 not to approve CPA’s application for the historic landmark designation of the former Hoffman School located at 3060 Durrell Ave. Thank you to everyone who took action, volunteering time, energy and resources trying to landmark this architecturally significant and …
Since the mid-nineteenth century, women have been an important part of the historic preservation movement in the United States. As individuals and groups, as amateurs and professionals, women have worked to protect the country’s historic properties. Most credit the foundation of America’s preservation movement to Ann Pamela Cunningham who was appalled at the state of …
