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Eckstein School: A Vital Site of Black History in Glendale

Update 8/14/24: Cincinnati Preservation has transferred property ownership to Eckstein Cultural Arts Center, and applauds the organization’s stewardship and plans with the site! Cincinnati Preservation Association Purchases Endangered School! Eckstein School – Glendale, Ohio Update 9/21/2021: Cincinnati Preservation Association Announces Agreement to Purchase the Eckstein School. “The National Trust for Historic Preservation […]

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Cincinnati’s “Missing Middle” Housing

Advocacy, History and Stories /

by Nick Keeling All around Cincinnati, you can find multi-family homes that are both historic and beautiful. However, did you know that a majority of these buildings are illegal? Buildings like these cannot be built in their current zoning and only exist due to the grandfather clause. Current zoning in most American cities only

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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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The End of an Era for a West End Icon

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by Maya Drozdz This German gothic-style building at 1556 John St. in the West End was built as Ahavath Achim (“love brothers” in Hebrew) Synagogue in 1865. It was constructed one year before Plum Street Temple downtown, and four years after the Lodge Street Synagogue on Ruth Lyons Way. In 1906, the building became

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