Richmond’s Old City Hall is an architectural and, to a degree, governmental landmark. The winning design was scrapped because the $300,000 cost was deemed too expensive. The city then accepted a more modest proposal from a different architect, only to reverse course again to build Elijah Myers’ Gothic design. The actual cost wound up more […]
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Cincinnati Union Terminal, once a bustling passenger rail station, is now primarily a museum. Amtrak’s remaining service at this writing is six trains a week on the New York-Chicago Cardinal line. The massive Art Deco landmark was dormant for almost two decades – 1972-1991. Name: Cincinnati Union Terminal Location: 1301 Western Avenue Year Completed: 1933
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Cincinnati City Hall, seat of the municipal government, was built in 1894 and designed by Samuel Hannaford & Sons in the Richardson Romanesque style. Name: Cincinnati City Hall Location: 801 Plum Street Year Completed: 1893 Architect: Samuel Hannaford Style: Richardsonian Romanesque Wikipedia: Cincinnati City Hall Google Map
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