Monday, March 2, 2009

2009 Cincinnati March(itecture) Madness

Seedings & Summary

In the West Region

1. Cincinnati Union Terminal
2008 Runner-Up
Stats:
Location: 301 Western Avenue, Queensgate
Completed: 1933
Architect: Alfred Fellheimer and Stewart Wagner with Paul Phillipe Cret
A National Historic Landmark

An Art Modern masterpiece and one of the City's best interior spaces

2. Carew Tower – Netherland Plaza Hotel
2008 Semi-Finalist
Stats:
Location: West 5th & Vine Streets, Downtown
Completed: 1931
Architect: Walter Ahlschlager with Delano & Aldritch
A National Historic Landmark

The tallest building in Cincinnati, it is an Art Deco masterpiece with some of the finest interiors in the City.

3. Plum Street Temple
Stats:
Location: 726 Plum Street, Downtown
Completed: 1866
Architect: James Keys Wilson
A National Historic Landmark

A wonderful and incredibly eclectic design for the home of Reform Judaism.

4. Tyler Davidson Fountain
Stats:
Location: Fountain Square, Downtown
Completed: 1871
Designer: August von Kreling with Ferdinand von Miller
Individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places

A symbol of our city since its erection on Fountain Square

5. Central Trust (now PNC) Tower
Stats:
Location: 1 West 4th Street, Downtown
Completed: 1913
Architect: Cass Gilbert with Garber & Woodward

The when completed it was the tallest building in Cincinnati and tallest outside New York City.

6. The Gwynne Building
First Year in Tournament
Stats:
Location: 6th & Main Streets, Downtown
Completed: 1914
Architect: Ernest Flagg
Individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places
An innovative, Beaux-Arts style tower.


7. Hamilton County Memorial Building
Stats:
Location: 1225 Elm Street, Over the Rhine
Completed: 1908
Architect: Samuel Hannaford & Sons
Individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located in the Over the Rhine Historic District.

One of the finest and few examples of true Beaux-Arts architecture in the city

8. Hughes High School
First Year in Tournament
Stats:
Location: 2515 Clifton Avenue, Clifton Heights/University Heights
Completed: 1908
Architect: J. Walter Stevens; Tietig & Lee - Addition

An expressive and wonderfully detailed landmark in Uptown.

9. Old St. Mary’s
Stats:
Location: 123 East 13th Street, Over the Rhine
Completed: 1842
Architect: Franz Ignatz Erd
Individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located in the Over the Rhine Historic District.

The oldest Catholic Church in Cincinnati still in use as a church.

10. Cincinnati Observatory
Stats:
Location: 3489 Observatory Place, Mt. Lookout
Completed: 1873
Architect: Samuel Hannaford
A National Historic Landmark

The oldest professional observatory in the United States.

11. “Scarlett Oaks”
Stats:
Location: 440 Layfayette Avenue, Clifton
Completed: 1871
Architect: James Keys Wilson
Individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Considered the most expensive home ever built in Cincinnati when completed, it is a fine example of Gothic & Romanesque Revival architecture.

12. St. Monica – St. George Church
First Year in Tournament
Stats:
Location: 328 W. McMillan Street, Clifton Heights/Fairview
Completed: 1928
Architect: Edward Schulte and Robert Crowe

This late Gothic Revival church is one of Schulte’s best, both inside and out.

13. Contemporary Art Center
Stats:
Location: 44 East Sixth Street, Downtown
Completed: 2003
Architect: Zaha Hadid with KZF

"The most important new building in America since the Cold War". - New York Times

14. The Germania Building
First Year in Tournament
Stats:
Location: 33 East 12th Street, Over the Rhine
Completed: 1877
Architect: Johann Bast
Located in the Over the Rhine National Historic District

A small but highly decorated early Victorian building in Over the Rhine.

15. George Hatch House
Stats:
Location: 830 Dayton Street
Completed: 1851
Architect: Isaiah Rogers
Located in the Dayton Street Historic District

Thought to be Isaiah Roger’s only remaining work in Cincinnati, it is one of the finest Neo-Classical residences in the City and the largest home on Dayton Street.


16. Play-In Nomination
To be selected beginning tomorrow

Tomorrow: Play-In Nominations

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