The Gilbert Row, as of 2005 often referred to as Emery Row, is a group of historic rowhouses in the southern part of the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Composed of six individual small houses and a more substantial structure designed as a commercial building, the row was built by the real estate firm of Thomas Emery's Sons according to a design by the Steinkamp Brothers architectural firm.[2] Built in 1889,[1] the complex became a model for many residential complexes constructed by Thomas Emery's Sons during the 1890s, including multiple apartment-style properties in Walnut Hills.[2]
Gilbert Row | |
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| Location | 2152-2166 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°7′12″N 84°29′39″W / 39.12000°N 84.49417°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | Joseph Steinkamp & Brothers; Thomas Emery's Sons |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Part of | Gilbert-Sinton Historic District (ID83004306) |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003579[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 13, 1982 |
Buildings in the Gilbert Row are generally constructed on foundations of stone; their walls are built of brick or iron, and they feature other elements of brick and stone.[3] Most buildings in the group do not feature iron: it is only present in the cast iron front of the building constructed as a store. Typical houses in the row feature porches with hip roofs, wooden posts with chamfered and reeded details, lattice-shaped valences, and ornamental brackets. Setting the complex apart from almost all other groups of rowhouses in the city is its general architectural style:[2] it is a clear example of the Queen Anne style of architecture,[1] which was rarely employed in the construction of rowhouses in Cincinnati.[2]
In May 1982, the Gilbert Row was listed on the National Register of Historic Places;[1] it qualified for inclusion because of its well preserved and historically significant architecture, which was seen as important throughout the local area.[3] Little more than a year later, a portion of southern Walnut Hills bounded by Morris, Gilbert, and Sinton Avenues was designated a historic district, the Gilbert-Sinton Historic District, and listed on the National Register,[1] and the buildings of the Gilbert Row were among the district's contributing properties.[4]
The structure underwent a complete renovation between May 2005 and November 2006, transforming the building into 12 townhomes and 6 condominiums.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 603.
- ^ a b Gilbert Row, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2011-03-25.
- ^ National Register District Address Finder Archived September 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Ohio Historical Society, 2011-03-25. Accessed 2011-03-25.
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