Gibson House Cincinnati, Ohio   Save
Ohio Guide Photographs
Description: This photograph (ca.1935-1943) is of an engraving of a scene on the west side of Main Street, between Fourth and Fifth Streets, in Cincinnati. It shows the Gibson House, as well as a General Rail Road Ticket Office, an Omnibus Office, and U.P. James, Publisher & Bookseller. Gibson House opened in 1849 by J.K. and D.V. Bennett. Artist William A. Thien painted many wall decorations and frescoes in the interior of the hotel. Considered the "best house in the city" for a time, it was often used for celebrations and to greet VIPs visiting Cincinnati, including Rutherford B. Hayes, in 1877. In 1899, a newspaper article announced that a firm in Chicago was finalizing plans for construction of a more modern facility, to be located in the same place as the earlier structure. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F01_020
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Building--Ohio--Cincinnati; Hotels;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)