City Hall - Cincinnati, Ohio
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BruceS
N 39° 06.257 W 084° 31.138
16S E 714535 N 4331279
Romanesque styled city hall for the City of Cincinnati.
Waymark Code: WM4206
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 06/25/2008
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CITY HALL, a massive red-granite structure occupying the block bounded by
Plum St., Central Ave., Eighth St., and Ninth St., houses all the departments of
the city government, the police and traffic courts, and various boards and
commissions. The Romanesque building was completed in 1893. For all
its handsome exterior, City Hall has long been deficient in modern facilities.
The cared marble stairways pass stained glass windows showing allegorical scenes
of early Cincinnati, but most of the original murals adorning the walls and
ceilings have been painted out.
- Cincinnati: A Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors, Tour 7,
pgs. 202
Cincinnati City Hall designed by Samuel Hannaford, is recognized as the best
example of Romanesque architecture in Cincinnati. The building is
nicely maintain and continues to serve the City of Cincinnati as their City
Hall. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
in 1972.