by Maya Drozdzphotos by Seth Hershey Cincinnati’s neighborhoods offer a plethora of pedestrian-only shortcuts and vistas in the form of public stairs. At the height of their use in the 19th Century, over 30 miles of hillside steps once connected the neighborhoods of Cincinnati to each other. Today, there are almost 400 sets of hillside […]
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by Margo Warminski, CPA Preservation Directororiginally published in Northern Kentucky Tribune “Newport’s social structure would also change fundamentally. A prosperous, old-stock, Protestant, river town would evolve into an immigrant, heavily Catholic, working-class city” (Thomas L. Purvis, et al., eds., Newport, Kentucky: A Bicentennial History. Newport, KY: Otto Zimmerman & Son, 1996, p. 53).
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We are proud to be the steward of Pinecroft Mansion, the estate of famed inventor, innovator and former owner of the Cincinnati Reds, Powel Crosley, Jr. Built in 1928 in the Tudor Revival style, this historic mansion is located on 18 pristine acres in Mount Healthy. Pinecroft was designed by nationally significant architect Dwight
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by Margo Warminski, CPA Preservation Directororiginally published in the Northern Kentucky Tribune The Cote Brilliante Historic District in Newport, whose name means “shining hill” in French, honors a physically cohesive, largely middle-class residential community with a strong sense of place. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, it was the fifth
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by Paul Muller, CPA Executive Director Following his wide ranging interests, Nathan Rooy asks a lot of questions. He generously shares what he finds. A few years Nathan created a map showing the Age of Buildings in Cincinnati. It is worth taking a deep look at. You will learn some interesting about your
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To mark Halloween, here’s a ghost story and, even if you don’t believe in ghosts, it’s quite a scandalous tale. The Moorish-style Spring House Gazebo in Eden Park was designed by architect Cornelius M. Foster and completed in 1904, making it the oldest structure in the Cincinnati Parks system. In 1925,
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by Maya Drozdz Now home to Union Institute & University, the Procter and Collier-Beau Brummell Building at 440 East McMillan St. in Walnut Hills is a striking early Tudor Revival structure designed by the prominent local architectural firm of Elzner & Anderson. The Procter and Collier Company was a comprehensive advertising, merchandising and
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On Saturday, March 2nd, the restored marquee’s 300-plus light bulbs were turned on for the first time. The Bockfest weekend event celebrated the “Big Turn On” with live music and beer. Through the support of the Cincinnati community and Cincinnati Preservation Association (CPA), The Woodward was awarded the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s
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