Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club

Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club
Front and side of the building
Location 111 Shillito Pl., Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates 39°6′9″N 84°30′55″W / 39.10250°N 84.51528°W / 39.10250; -84.51528Coordinates: 39°6′9″N 84°30′55″W / 39.10250°N 84.51528°W / 39.10250; -84.51528
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 # 83001978[1]
Added to NRHP February 17, 1983

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]

A Second Renaissance Revival building designed by the firm of Warner and Atkins,[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

  1. 1 2 3 4 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 575.
  3. Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2010-10-15.

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