Local Historic Districts & Landmarks

Maps & Conservation Guidelines

When reading through the conservation guidelines, you should refer to those sections that apply to the work you are considering – rehabilitation of an existing building, new construction, site improvements, etc.

If you should have any questions about the conservation guidelines or whether your property is designated as a local landmark or located in a historic district, please contact the Historic Conservation Office staff.

 

Local Landmarks

The City of Cincinnati has designated 30 individual properties as local landmarks. Photographs, a map and conservation guidelines for these properties are provided below in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat reader.

American Can Company BuildingPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Benn Pitman HousePhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Carthage FlagpolePhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Cincinnati Athletic Club BuildingPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Cincinnati Bell BuildingPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Cincinnati City HallPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Cincinnati Music HallPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Cincinnati Union TerminalPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
The CitadelPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Court Street Fire StationPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Covenant-First Presbyterian ChurchPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Cuvier Press ClubPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Doctor's BuildingPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
George Pendleton HousePhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Harriet Beecher Stowe HousePhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Henry Probasco HousePhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Holy Cross MonasteryPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Krippendorf-Dittman BuildingPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Moore-Knight HousePhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Plum Street TemplePhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Provident Bank BuildingPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Riverview Playground EntrancePhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Sayler Park Indian StatuePhotoMapConservation Guidelines
St. Frances DeSales Church and RectoryPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
St. Frances Xavier ChurchPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
St. Louis ChurchPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
St. Peter-in-Chains CathedralPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Tyler-Davidson FountainPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
Underwriter's Salvage Corps BuildingPhotoMapConservation Guidelines
WLWTPhotoMapConservation Guidelines

 

Local Historic Districts

The City of Cincinnati has designated 22 areas as local historic districts. Maps and conservation guidelines for these historic districts are provided below in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat reader. Printed copies of the guidelines, many of which are illustrated, may be requested from the Historic Conservation Office staff.

 

Auburn Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict MapConservation Guidelines
Betts-Longworth Historic DistrictDistrict MapConservation Guidelines
Cleinview-Hackberry Historic DistrictDistrict MapConservation Guidelines
Columbia Tusculum Historic District**District MapConservation Guidelines
Court Street Historic District **District MapConservation Guidelines
Dayton Street Protection Area**District MapConservation Guidelines
East Walnut Hills Historic District**District MapConservation Guidelines
Hyde Park Observatory Historic DistrictDistrict MapConservation Guidelines
Lincoln-Melrose Historic District**District MapConservation Guidelines
Lytle Park Protection AreaDistrict MapConservation Guidelines
Main Street Historic District**District MapConservation Guidelines
Mohawk-Bellevue NBD Historic District**District MapConservation Guidelines
Ninth Street Historic DistrictDistrict MapConservation Guidelines
Northside NBD Historic District**District MapConservation Guidelines
Old Bond Hill Historic DistrictDistrict MapConservation Guidelines
Over-the-Rhine Historic DistrictDistrict MapConservation Guidelines
Prospect Hill Historic DistrictDistrict MapConservation Guidelines
Sacred Heart Academy/Mt. Storm Park**District MapConservation Guidelines
Third-Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict MapConservation Guidelines
Uplands Historic DistrictDistrict MapConservation Guidelines
West Fourth Street Historic DistrictDistrict MapConservation Guidelines
Woodburn Avenue NBD Historic DistrictDistrict MapConservation Guidelines

 

**These local historic districts have been certified by the Secretary of the Interior as substantially meeting National Register criteria. Rehabilitation of properties located within these districts may be eligible for Federal Tax Credits (www.nps.gov/hps/tps/tax/index.htm) and Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits (www.development.ohio.gov/UD/OHPTC/).

 

Designation Process

Local Historic Designation Fact Sheet

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