As 2020 comes to a close, we are taking a moment to look back on all that Cincinnati Preservation Association has accomplished this year. All things considered, we have done quite a bit! Please celebrate with us as we look back on the year that was. Preservation at Home As people around the region […]
by Venus Kent In September 2017 I purchased a 1924 Cape Cod style home from the Community Board of Camp Washington (local community development corporation). I searched for almost a year with my agent before this opportunity presented itself. This house was an eyesore on the street for a very long time. I learned
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by Lauren Kitchen Stripping woodwork was the last thing on my mind when we purchased the E. Cort Williams home in the Uplands Historic District in May of 2019. There were many other thoughts flowing through my head – the need for a kitchen worthy of the manor’s inherent beauty, updating the baths and
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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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by Lilly Arthur When my husband Matt and I began the search for our first home, we quickly discovered that we have some different priorities, but the major things we agreed on were that we were looking for an older home and that we wanted to live in Walnut Hills, one of the oldest
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Early in the morning on Sun 15 Dec 2019, flames tore through the historic former Jackson Brewery in Over-the-Rhine, sending smoke into the air, which could be seen and smelled miles away. The Cincinnati Fire Department responded around 4:20am, immediately sounding a second alarm given the size of the fire. The blaze caused an estimated
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