Terrace Plaza Hotel Cincinnati Ohio

The terrace plaza hotel opened its doors in 1948 drawing a crowd of 10000 plus on its first day alone.

Terrace plaza hotel cincinnati ohio. Pictured here is a mural by joan miro. Downtowns terrace plaza hotel nick swartsell the owners of one of cincinnatis most prominent modernist icons say theyre working on a top to bottom mixed use renovation of the property. When the terrace plaza opened it was widely acclaimed as a modernist masterpiece. The terrace plaza hotel is an 18 story international style mixed use building completed in 1948 in downtown cincinnati ohio usa.

The first international style. Mouse over to zoom click to enlarge. A first in several regards cincinnatis terrace plaza hotel designed by natalie de blois of som is one of this years 11 most endangered historic places. 199 165 shipping twenty leaves and an apple mobile lobby terrace plaza hotel cincinnati ohio.

The international style structurea type of design from which americans birthed mid century modernhad nationwide media outlets like harpers bazaar life and time lauding its design art technology and future thinking architecture. The terrace plaza hotel is listed in the national register of historic places at the national level of significance. Designed by the architecture firm of skidmore owings merrill between 1946 1948 the terrace plaza hotel was their first hotel project and one of the first high rise projects to be constructed in the united states after world war ii. It sits at 15 west 6th st between vine and race streets.

The cincinnati historic conservation board designated the terrace plaza a local landmark in february 2019 but passersby only see a condemned building with boarded up and broken windows. Constructed in 1948 the plaza was the first international style hotel to be built in the united states and was one of the first hotel construction projects launched after world war ii. 599 197 shipping. Postcard of the hotel.