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As of 2021, the CHPL's collection held around 9.6 million volumes, the 13th-largest overall library collection in the U.S., [6] [7] and the 2nd-largest public library collection in the U.S. [7] Its electronic book holdings were nearly six million, the most of any public library in the country.
Local Historic Landmark is a designation of the Cincinnati City Council for historic buildings and other sites in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.Many of these landmarks are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places, providing federal tax support for preservation, and some are further designated National Historic Landmarks, providing additional federal oversight.
In 1996, the Library purchased the Jail from Erie County and embarked upon a $10 million expansion project to renovate and connect the two National Register of Historic Places buildings with new space. The Grand Opening and Rededication of the new Library was held on January 11, 2004. 86: South Brooklyn South Brooklyn: Mar 27, 1903: $11,800
A Jan. 9, 1954, photo from the Cincinnati Enquirer Photo Archive in the public library’s Digital Library. The original caption: “TIME AND TEMPERATURE SIGN INSTALLED.
The entire historic district embraces approximately four hundred contributing properties, almost all single-family houses, although there are occasional exceptions; the former Police Station No. 5 on York Street was included. [1] The Hauck House Museum is located at 812 Dayton Street and the Mayor George Hatch House is located at 830 Dayton Street.
City of Cincinnati, 1872, a steel engraving by A. C. Warren. With nearly 300,000 people, it was the state's largest city, and it was the country's densest population with an average of 37,143 people per square mile. [4] The city had an art academy, art museum, Music Hall, opera house, Exposition Building, and a public library.
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Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...