Cincinnati City Hall - Cincinnati, Ohio - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

 

The Cincinnati City Hall was designed by Samuel Hannaford, an architect who designed many buildings in Cincinnati. The building is in a Richardson Romanesque style and is recognized as the best example the style remaining in Cincinnati. Ground was broken for the city hall on the site of the former city hall on February 27, 1888, the cornerstone was laid August 16, 1888, and the official dedication took place on May 13, 1893. The building is four and a half stories with a nine story clock tower. The stone used in its construction were from quarries in Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri, Tennessee, Vermont, and Italy. The overall cost of construction was $1,610,000.

Street address: 801 Plum St. Cincinnati, Ohio County / Borough / Parish: Hamilton Year listed: 1972 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Government - City Hall Current function: Government - City Hall Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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