Taft Museum - Cincinnati, Ohio
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Historic Federal styled house now used as the Taft Museum of Art listed as a National Historic Landmark in Cincinnati.
Waymark Code: WM3R3T
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2008
Views: 33
"This Federal house was begun about 1820 for Martin Baum (1765-1831), one of Cincinnati's early merchants. Art patron and abolitionist Nicholas Longworth (1782-1863) lived here for more than thirty years and commissioned the notable landscape murals in the foyer painted by African-American artist Robert S. Duncanson (1821-1872). Iron magnate David Sinton (1808-1900), the subsequent owner, bequeathed the house to his daughter Anna Sinton Taft (1852?-1931). She and her husband Charles Phelps Taft (1843-1929), older half-brother of William Howard Taft (1857-1930), who accepted his party's nomination for president from the portico in 1908, assembled the acclaimed art collection displayed here. Bequeathed to the people of Cincinnati in 1927, the Taft Museum of Art opened to the public in 1932. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973." ~ text of historical marker
Street address:
316 Pike St.
Cincinnati, Ohio
County / Borough / Parish: Hamilton
Year listed: 1973
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1800-1824, 1925-1949
Historic function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current function: Recreation and Culture - Museum
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008
Hours of operation: From: 11:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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