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Cincinnati Music Hall

Cincinnati, Ohio
County of Hamilton.
1243 Elm Street
National Register Number: 70000496
 Resource type: Building.
Property type: Recreation & Culture - music facility. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2008.
Congressional District: OH-1 Certified Local Government: YES
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Current use/information: auditorium.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - December 2, 1974):
Constructed in 1878, this is an early civic center built in Victorian Gothic style, joining a music hall and industrial exhibition halls displaying work of important Cincinnati architect, Samuel Hannaford. It was used for popular 19th-century German-American Singing Festivals.

Condition:
Development in area. Park across the street to be the site of an underground garage. New housing being developed. The School for Creative and Performing Arts is erecting a new building two blocks away.

Upgrading M.E.P. and patron amenities.


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