The Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club is a historic building in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Located on Shillito Place in the city's downtown,[1] it was built for a club of the same name. Founded in 1853 by a group of Cincinnati elites, including Rutherford B. Hayes, the society chose to erect a new headquarters in 1902; at the time of its completion, this four-story building was hailed as one of the country's best athletic facilities, second only to the gymnasium at Columbia University in New York City.[2]
Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club | |
 Front and side of the building | |
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| Location | 111 Shillito Pl., Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°6′9″N 84°30′55″W / 39.10250°N 84.51528°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Warner & Atkins |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001978[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 17, 1983 |
A Second Renaissance Revival building designed by John Scudder Adkins of the firm Werner and Adkins,[1] the building is built of brick with stone and metal elements.[3] Among these elements are rusticated stone courses, a molded balustrade, and trimmed windows.[2] In recognition of its distinctive and historically significant architecture, the club building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 575.
- ^ Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2010-10-15.