Mansion Hill — From Genteel Subdivision to Multiple-Units to Historic District

History and Stories, Sites, Buildings and Places /

by Margo Warminski, CPA Preservation Directororiginally published in Northern Kentucky Tribune     Newport, Kentucky’s Mansion Hill is one of America’s great historic preservation success stories. And like many historic districts nationwide, its plot is familiar. From starting as a genteel subdivision to houses that have been subdivided into multiple units, and finally, to careful […]

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Friends of Music Hall: Stewards of Cincinnati’s Iconic Performance Venue

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by Rick Pender   The Friends of Music Hall began in 1987 with a different name. It was founded as the Society for the Preservation of Music Hall, established to support the maintenance and improvement of Music Hall, Cincinnati’s iconic 1878 performance venue designed by renowned architect Samuel Hannaford. Over the years, the hall has

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Preservation at Home: “Cincinnati’s Oldest Buildings”

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On July 14, 2020, at 6:00pm, CPA Preservation Director Margo Warminski presented a virtual talk, entitled “Cincinnati’s Oldest Buildings.” Do you think you can identify Cincinnati’s oldest buildings? Did you know the oldest brick home in Ohio is right here in the Queen City? Let’s take a virtual tour of what remains of early Cincinnati.

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Hillside Suburb of Newport, Clifton, Agreed to Be Annexed in 1935, in Great Depression

History and Stories /

by Margo Warminski, CPA Preservation Directororiginally published in Northern Kentucky Tribune   “In the late 19th Century, improvements in transportation made it more practical to develop the hillsides. It was at this time that the city of Clifton, a hillside suburb of Newport, was developed. Clifton was incorporated in 1888 by developers who chose the

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United States Playing Card Draws a Losing Hand

Advocacy, Saving Buildings, Sites, Buildings and Places /

by Margo Warminskiphotos by Adam Nelsonvideo by Jeremy Loukinas   The iconic former United States Playing Card factory on Beech Ave. in Norwood is facing demolition. The Norwood city administration had hoped to find a developer to renovate at least part of the complex, but was unsuccessful.   The company that became United States Playing

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Mapping Cholera in 1849: John Lea and Henry Boyd in Cincinnati ​

History and Stories /

by Paul Muller, CPA Executive Director This is a story about John Lea, a Cincinnati notary and amateur geologist, who was obsessed with finding the cause of Choler, and about Henry Boyd, a highly successful Cincinnati furniture maker and former enslaved Kentuckian.  In 1832 Henry Boyd, determined that water was the source of cholera transmission.

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