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Initially known simply as the Public Library of Cincinnati, it became the "Main Library" in 1906 when branches were added to the system, following a donation by the industrialist Andrew Carnegie. [1] It is known as the "Old Main" in opposition to the " New Main ", which replaced it in 1955.
The Ann Arbor Unitarian Universalist Church (also known as the First Unitarian Church) was designed by the Detroit architectural firm of Donaldson & Meier and built in 1881-2 by the Walker Brothers firm of Ann Arbor. The Unitarian congregation used the building until 1946, after which it was used by the Grace Bible Church and then the Bible ...
October 1835: Village of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, 'de facto' State of Michigan. 14 December 1836: Following the Toledo War, the Frostbitten Convention in Ann Arbor concedes the Toledo Strip and accepts the western three-fourths of the Upper Peninsula, allowing the State of Michigan to become a U.S. state.
The public library is digitizing The Cincinnati Enquirer's photo archives, putting thousands of old pictures online. Unearth Cincinnati's archived past, thanks to historic Enquirer-library partnership
Ann Arbor: November 7, 1977: Albert H. Pattengill House: 1405 Hill Street Ann Arbor: May 8, 1984: Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House: 1437 Washtenaw Avenue Ann Arbor: March 22, 1983: Esek Pray House: 8755 West Plymouth-Ann Arbor Road Superior Township: September 16, 1986: President's House, University of Michigan: 815 South University (University ...
There are 390 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Hamilton County, including 14 National Historic Landmarks. The city of Cincinnati is the location of 291 of these properties and districts, including 12 National Historic Landmarks; they are listed here, while the remaining properties and districts, including 3 National ...
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.
Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3. Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie ...