Description: Cincinnati City Hall is a four and a half story building located at 801 Plum Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. It was designed by local architect Samuel Hannaford, in the Richardson Romanesque style. Construction began in August 16, 1888 can was completed in 1893, with a spectacular dedication ceremony on May 13th of that year. Construction was done by three different Cincinnati companies: David Hummel Company, stonework; M. Clements, ironwork; and F. Pedretti Sons, painting. New York based Pottier Stymus & Co. G.C. Riordan & Co. made the stained glass windows throughout the building. The large allegorical window facing Plum Street is inscribed with a line from the poem “Catawba Wine” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s, which is a reference to Cincinnati and reads “To the Queen City of the West, in her garlands dressed, On the banks of the Beautiful River”. The symbol for the city of Cincinnati, which consists of the scales of justice above a caduceus crossed by a sword below the words “Juncta Juvant” (latin for “Strength in Unity”). The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1972. Photograph ca. 1935-1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F08_013
Subjects: Government buildings; Public buildings--Ohio--Cincinnati
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Present Day Cin.O. Night Scenes." During the twentieth century, Cincinnati has experienced continued growth both culturally and economically. The city's population has remained relatively constant since the 1880s with its population in 2000 at 365,000 people. The diversity of operating corporations in Cincinnati has helped residents to weather economic downturns comparatively easily, as no single business employs more than three percent of the city's workforce. When hard times have hit the community, local residents have persevered. During the Great Depression, many people found employment through various government programs, including the Works Progress Administration and the Public Works Administration. It was also during the Great Depression when the Carew Tower, Cincinnati's tallest building, was built. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_023_001
Subjects: Daily Life; Cityscapes; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Public buildings--Ohio--Cincinnati.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Stephen C. Foster. Marker. On Guilford School 4th Str. East of Broadway." Plaque reads "On the site of the school between the years 1846 - 1850 lived Stephen C. Foster - Master of the art of song; Composer of "My Old Kentucky Home", "Swanee River", "Old Black Joe" and many others; in native ballad form and melodic strain distinctively American. He sang of simple joys and pathos to all the world." Stephen Collins Foster was born July 4, 1826 and died January 13, 1864. He was known as the 'father of American music'. As well as the songs listed on the plaque pictured, he also wrote "Oh! Susanna", "Camptown Races" and "Beautiful Dreamer." Foster, originally from Lawrenceville (now Pittsburg), Pennsylvania, moved to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1846 to be a bookkeeper for his brother's steamship company. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. The Guilford School located at 421 East Fourth Street, at the corner of Ludlow Street was a public elementary school designed by Frederick W. Garber and completed in 1914. The four story brick building was named after Nathan Guilford, Cincinnati's first Superintendent of Schools in 1850. There is a D.A.R. marker on site which indicates that this area was once part of the Fort Washington military reservation. The building has since been converted to apartments View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_010_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cincinnati (Ohio). Public Schools; Foster, Stephen C.; Garber, Frederick; Guilford, Nathan, 1785-1854; Fort Washington (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)