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Gateway to Northside: The Rehabilitation of 4001 Hamilton Avenue

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A prominent piece of Northside’s history is getting a new lease on life. The building at 4001 Hamilton Avenue, a striking wood framed Second Empire style structure built in the 1880s, is being redeveloped by NEST (Northsiders Engaged in Sustainable Transformation) into four affordable housing units and one ground-floor commercial space. Located at a key […]

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Hyde Park Square – Proposed Planned Development

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April 4, 2025 Update On Friday April 4, 2025, the Equitable Growth & Housing Committee issued a notice of public hearing to be held on April 22, 2025, at 1:00 P.M., at City Hall Council Chambers, Room 300, 801 Plum Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 to discuss: Amending the official zoning map of the City of

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Filmed at CPA’s John Hauck House

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjBeKNHIdMY Shirley, Filmed in Cincinnati, is Now Out on Netflix The biopic is centered around Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s historic 1972 presidential campaign. Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress and is portrayed by Academy Award winner Regina King. Partly filmed in Cincinnati in 2021 and 2022, the location was special to

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Coney Island’s Moonlite Gardens & Sunlite Pool Under Threat

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Photo credit: Coney Island Give Today December 21, 2023 ADVOCACY UPDATE In response to the startling announcement of the closing of Coney Island and the potential demolitions of the historic Sunlite Pool and Moonlite Gardens, Cincinnati Preservation Association has the following statement: As the region’s historic preservation advocacy and education organization, Cincinnati Preservation

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Our Historic Steps and Alley’s

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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

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John Hauck House is Now Open

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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

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Heritage Trade School in Session

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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

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Hoffman School threatened with demolition

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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

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blueprint of Ben Donbar House and Studio

Ben Dombar House and Studio: A Story of a National Register Listing

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By Beth Johnson “A large 4-story yellow hexagon on the side of a hill on a wooded lot overlooking a creek” is how I provide a quick description of my house when I first describe it to someone. After I get a look marked with confusion and intrigue, I often explain that this was

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