Cincinnati Architectural And Historical Icons (Paperback)

The development of the railroads during the 1840s enabled the importation of materials such as marble and granite for the construction of more elaborate commercial and residential structures. The steamboat building industry coupled with river commerce brought prosperity to Cincinnati establishing it by 1850 as the fastest growing city in the United States. The population exceeded over 100,000 crammed into an area of approximately seven square miles

The Italianate design style took root during 1865 within the Over-the-Rhine district. As Cincinnati commercially peaked by the mid twentieth century, some of the most innovative architectural designs emerged, notably Art Deco gems such as the Union Train Terminal, Carew Tower and the upgraded John Shillito Center. Entering the new Millennium, Cincinnati selected famed architect Zaha Hadid for her first American commission with the design of the Contemporary Art Center.

This illustrated edition profiles over 110 historic and iconic structures buildings the 19th century until the present age. The majority of the older structures have undergone major renovations and identity transformations. The results have created a reinvigorated city still setting a standard for integrating the historic with the contemporary.

Architects and firms credited include James W. McLaughlin, Walter W. Ahischlager, Delano & Aldrich, Henry Hobson Richardson, Samuel Hannaford and Sons, Fellheimer & Wagner, Philippe Cret, James Keys Wilson, Cesar Pelli, Isaiah Rogers, Cass Gilbert, Thomas J. Emery, Harry Hake, Rapp & Meacham, Charles B. Hannaford, Boora Architects, HOK Sport, GBBN, Gyo Obata, Frederick W. Garber, James W. McLaughlin, George Roth, Walter & Stewart, Joseph G. Steinkamp & Brother, Franz Ignatz Erd, James Keys Wilson, Louis A. Simon, Edwin Proctor, Hoover & Furr, and Glaser & Associates

Nineteenth Century Architecture

Betts House, Taft Museum of Art, Literary Club, Jackson Brewing, Harriet Beecher Stowe and William Howard Taft Houses, Covenant-First Presbyterian, Saint Francis Xavier, St. Francis Seraph's, Old St. Mary's and First Lutheran Churches, Findlay Market, Isaac M. Wise Temple, Charles Mueller House, The Genius of Water Fountain, Music Hall, John Shillito Center, Eden Park Structures, Cincinnatian Hotel, Elsinore Arch, Hamilton County Courthouse, Cincinnati Art Museum, Mount Auburn Presbyterian, St. Francis Hospital, Phoenix Building, Northern Row Brewery, Sixth District Public School, Dunham Recreation Center, Groton Lofts, City Hall, University Club, Loveland Castle, Taft Theatre, Potter Stewart Courthouse, Over-the-Rhine District and Ghost Baby Bar

Twentieth Century Architecture

Krohn Conservatory, Power Building, Historic Police Station #2, American Book Company, The Carnegie, Uptown Church, Thomas Morrow House, R. L. Polk Building, Graydon Building, Citadel Building, Memorial Hall, Anna Louise Inn, Newberry Lofts, 21c Museum Hotel, Imperial and Woodward Theatres, Guilford School, Western Southern Life Insurance, Central YMCA, Washington Building, Crosley Square, Vernon Manor, Phelps Building, Queen City Club, St. Louis Church, Cincinnati Bell Building, Carew Tower, Union Terminal Train Station, Herzog Studios, Crosby Tower, Futuro House, PNC Center, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Gateway Fountain, Forest Fair Village, Scripps Center, Mushroom House and Aronoff Center For The Arts

Twenty-First Century Architecture

Great American Ballpark, Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center, National Underground Railroad Freedom Museum, American Sign Museum, The Ascent, Great American Tower, Swing House and TQL Stadium.

Northern Kentucky Border Architecture

Trinity Episcopal and Mother of God Churches, Newport Townhouse and John Roebling Bridge

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He was born in 1957 and raised in Vallejo, California. He is a 1979 Business Administration graduate from Azusa Pacific University in the Los Angeles area. Following graduation, he became the Public Relations and ultimately Executive Director of the Burbank Chamber of Commerce between 1979-84. He subsequently became the Vice President of Sales for AsTRA Tours and Travel in Westwood between 1984-86.

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