Cincinnati Library Old
It has 5 levels of large cast iron shelving checker board marble floors a foyer and an atrium lit by a skylight ceiling the amazing library was truly stupendous to behold.
Cincinnati library old. Cincinnati hamilton county public library homepage. Looking back on the building its clear why it became one of cincinnatis most beloved landmarks with the opulent library stretching over five massive level. Take make kits for ages birth 18. Public library of cincinnati hamilton county 3.
Library staff member shares her west end story. Public library of cincinnati hamilton county in january of 1955 a new contemporary library opened at 800 vine street. This week at the library. Unfortunately that magnificent maze of books is now lost forever.
Pictured the old public library of cincinnati during demolition 1955. Unfortunately that magnificent maze of thousands of books is now lost forever. In 1874 the public library of cincinnati opened in a small building originally intended to be an opera house. The site is now a parking garage.
First constructed in 1874 old cincinnati library was build on a site intended for an opera house. The old building was sold to leyman corp for about 100000 today and by june that year the magnificent library was razed. Library and archives since 1831 the cincinnati history library and archives has been collecting and preserving materials related to the greater cincinnati area the state of ohio and the old northwest territory. The librarys main entrance.
New on our blog. One of the large cast iron book alcoves that lined the main. This week at the library. The heads of william shakespeare john milton and benjamin franklin stood guard over the main entrance at 629 vine st.