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 […]
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CPA Executive Director, Beth Johnson, presented at Cincinnati City Council on January 31, 2023 about the importance of Historic Preservation. Watch her 20 minute section by skipping to the 2 hour marker on the recording. She informed council members that Historic Preservation is beneficial to our city because: it retains our unique CULTURE
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The Canal Building, located at Central Parkway and Magnolia Street in OTR, is a pre-Civil War historic building, one of the last examples of commercial Erie Canal structures in Cincinnati. The building is a contributing building to both the National Register of Historic Places and the Over-the-Rhine Historic District. For the past
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Cincinnati Preservation Association welcomes three new board members in 2023! Susan CaseyFavorite Historic Site: Anything built in the second empire style! Susan’s wide-ranging career has included historic preservation planning,broadcast production for NPR’s award-winning Diane Rehm Show, and non-profitdevelopment overseas for the National Trust of Ireland. Susan is a third-generation Cincinnati native who earned a
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The African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act, included in the omnibus appropriations bill, was passed by Congress authorizing up to 3 million annually! The bill was introduced by Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown and received bi-partisan support, also being sponsored by Utah Senator Mitt Romney. Congrats to the Coalition for American Heritage and all the partners
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During her tenure at CPA, Deqah started a database of sites of black history, captured important oral histories that haven’t been included in other areas of history, brought new communities to engage in CPA’s work, wrote the Ohio Historic Marker for Sarah Mayrant Walker and Peter Fossett, and authored the soon to be proposed local
Perseverance on Vine is a multi-building project that combined LIHTC and HTC. 3CDC and Over-the-Rhine Community Housing partnered on the project. New Republic Architecture was the architect. Image provided by New Republic Architecture. Click here for information on how to contact your state elected officials about your concerns on House Bill 45 and sample
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Update: The demolition of of the Dennison began in March of 2017. It is a tragedy to lose this important building at a time when so many of our historic buildings are being renovated. Cincinnati Preservation Association (CPA) and Cincinnati Preservation Collective CPC) are grateful for the widespread support for our efforts to save the
