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Baum-Taft House

Cincinnati, Ohio
County of Hamilton.
316 Pike Street
National Register Number: 73001470
 Resource type: Building.
Property type: Domestic - single dwelling. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2008.
Congressional District: OH-7 Certified Local Government: YES
This NHL offers public access.
Please contact the NHL directly for visitor information.
Current use/information: House Museum.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - January 7, 1976):
One of the earliest grand mansions with Federalist detail in Ohio, this single story structure (c. 1820) was formerly the home of Charles P. Taft, half-brother of President Taft. In 1908, William Howard Taft accepted the presidential nomination from the portico. In 1927, Mr. and Mrs. Taft bequeathed it and their collections of paintings, oriental porcelains, and sculpture to the city of Cincinnati.

Condition:
Currently, there are no threats to the NHL.

No changes have been made to the house; however, an area in the garden that was the site of plants has been replaced by pavers.


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