National Historic Landmark · Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati Observatory Building

A listed building in Cincinnati, Ohio in the Greek Revival architecture style. Added to the National Register in 1980, and a National Historic Landmark.

Cincinnati Observatory Building
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressObservatory Pl., Cincinnati, OH
CountyHamilton County
ListedMar 3, 1980
Reference number80003043
ArchitectSamuel Hannaford
StyleGreek Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetObservatory Pl.
Coordinates39.14287, -84.42264 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 80003043. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.