Four of the Distinct Architectural Gems Found in Southwest Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio has a lot of great history about itconstruction right before the big stock market
and this is seen throughout the various structurescrash in 1929. The Cincinnati Netherland Plaza hotel
and buildings architecturally. Many beautiful buildingshas one of the best examples of French art deco
are still standing but some of the more notablearchitecture that can be seen anywhere. It will
ones for their architecture will be discussed in thissoon lose its title as the tallest building in Cincinnati
article. A lot of time and energy have gone intoto a new one being built by Great American
bringing back some of these older historic buildingsInsurance Company to be completed in 2011.
to their original form whether it was restorationThe Ingalls Building was built in 1903 and is famous
specialists or even janitorial services that delicatelyfor being the world's first reinforced concrete
used cleaning supplies to get years of dirt andskyscraper. At the time, this new concept of
grime off of these buildings. The buildings that willusing concrete was considered a daring
be explored are the Carew Tower, the Ingallsengineering move but one that set the pattern
building, Cincinnati Museum Center at Unionfor the building of hi-rise building in the United
Terminal and the Isaac M. Wise Temple.States and other countries. The Ingalls building is
The Carew Tower is the tallest building in15 stories high and was named to the National
Cincinnati and is located right in the center ofRegister of historic Places in 1975. The exterior is
downtown. It is forty nine stories tall anddone in a Beaux Arts Classical style with marble
overlooks the Ohio River and is noted as being aon the first three stories, and glazed gray brick
National Historic Landmark having startedand terra cotta used on the upper floors.