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Photographs zip code 45202 Maps Freund-Heintz House name/title Margaret Warminski, architectural historian A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Representative black and white photographs of the property. Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork OMB No. 102+-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 7. Statement of Description The Freund-Heintz House is a stylish, exuberant Queen Anne residence with eclectic details, built of stone and frame.
It is located at the northeast corner of Whitfield and Howell avenues in Cincinnati's Clifton neighborhood. Irregular in plan, it stands two- and-a-half-stories high under a steeply hipped roof with lower cross gables. The house collection of art glass windows. The interior is highlighted by an elaborate oak staircase Clifton is a hilltop neighborhood located about three miles north of downtown Cincinnati. residences of the Victorian era, American Foursquares, bungalows and Period Revival and old. Most of its residences were built c. 1890 to c. 1940. In addition to its residential areas, Clifton is home to the University of Cincinnati, a rabbinical school, hospitals and medical facilities, a large city park, and a neighborhood business district centered on Ludlow Avenue.
The Freund-Heintz House is surrounded by late Queen Anne, American Foursquare and Period Revival residences and duplexes dating from c.1895-1915 (photos 17, 18). To the north stands a large brick residence in transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival style. Opposite are a large brick Italianate residence of the 1880s and a frame Colonial Revival house built c. 1910. The house occupies a tree-shaded, rectangular lot defined by a rock-faced limestone ashlar retaining wall. A one-car frame garage stands at the rear of the lot (photo 7). The shaped parapet echoes that of the tower. The walls are covered with pressed-tin siding designed to resemble stone. The Freund-Heintz House is an artful composition of bays, gables and shadowy niches, deep. An angled bay projects from the south elevation (photo 3).
The first story is laid in rock-faced sandstone ashlar, regularly coursed, composed of varying sizes. The upper story and gables are faced with ceramic shingles, light tan in color. The shingles of the second story are square, while the gables are faced in fishscale shingles. The hipped, multi-gabled roof is covered with red tile, with terracotta ridge cresting (photo I). Small Freund-Heintz House irregular in outline. It stands two-and-a-half-stories high, two bays wide and five bays It is a largely residential community with varied housing stock, encompassing grand (8-86) gables with trefoils and low-relief carving top some of the second-story bays (photo 3). dwellings of the early 2o"century, and a diverse collection of apartment buildings new NPS Form 10-900-a features a three-story stone tower, spindlework porches front and rear, and a large NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No.
1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Freund-Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio The house is wrapped around a three-story stone battlemented tower with battered base. The great mass of the tower is defined by projecting pilasters and projecting stringcourses and water table, and pierced by a window at each level. Contained in the third story is an arched, inset balcony with lattice railing (photo 1). Windows are wood double-hung and casement sash of a variety of shapes and sizes. The contains a double-hung window with diamond-shaped mullions in the upper pane. Queen Anne casements light the attic story. In the south gable is a tripartite window, with fluted, semicircular pediment, blind panels and pebbledash wall treatment (photo 4). quality.
The first story of the tower is pierced by an arched, four-part focal window with subtly tinted, almost monochromatic glass, clear or machine-rolled, with amber accents (photos 1, 8). A tall, arched window and arched transom, filled with brilliant blue and gold glass, lights the stairwell. They feature sinuous curves and are emblazoned with The main entrance is sheltered by an inset corner porch featuring arched spandrels of panel and flanking sidelights originally contained art glass, which has been stolen; the intricately coffered pressed tin with center medallion, highlighted by a polychrome paint Curved wrought-iron handrails, which echo the details of the chandelier, have been added to the porch. The rear porch, which shelters the kitchen entrance, exhibits arched latticework similar to that of the front porch and is carried by spooled wooden posts.
Two sets of sliding pocket doors close off the dining room. The archway between the entrance hall and the parlor was enlarged at an unknown date, leaving a plain cased kitchen. (8-86) entry hall. The facade, north and south elevations are highlighted by large art glass windows of high beveled "jewels" (photo 12). An arched transom, with brilliantly colored glass, lights the The main doorway opens to a square foyer, which leads in turn to a spacious entry hall. openings have been boarded over to deter vandalism (photo 1). The porch ceiling is scheme.Suspended from the ceiling is an original wrought-iron gas pendant(photo 2). articulated byspooled colonnettes.It contains an elliptical transom and sidelightsfilled side and rear elevations feature"Queen Anne"-style windows whose upper sash includea Section 7 Page large central panel surrounded by small square panes (photo 16).
The second-story façade opening. At the opposite end of the entry hall is the butler's pantry and, beyond it, the delicate fretwork. The porch is carried by square sandstone columns and approached by OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Freund-Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio The resplendent High Victorian interior features rich woods, delicate plasterwork and elaborate mantelpieces with art tile, no two of which are alike. Some retain their original oak or poplar finish, while others have been painted white. Several feature accent tiles, with paired male and female heads or vignettes of children. The tile was produced by the Cambridge Tile Company, the Cincinnati area's leading producer of art tile in the late 19" century.
The dining room mantelpiece of golden oak features a small, inset stained-glass window featuring a spray of apples, plums and grapes. Framing the window are arched, beveled- glass mirrors. The elaborate tile surround, in shades of sage green, displays a Tyrolean hunting scene (photo 10). The parlor mantel, by contrast, is characterized by an almost feminine delicacy: low-relief carving, attenuated colonnettes, and white tile with gilded accents. Focal point of the study is a richly carved oak mantel set off by boldly patterned tile. The north bedroom mantelpiece, unique in design, combines a full-height vanity The two-run main staircase of golden oak is Colonial Revival in style, with a curved balustrade and turned balusters. The square newel post features carved anthemia and acanthus leaves and beaded trim. Atop the newel is a bronze-finished nymph by A.J.
Scotte, labeled "Jeunesse" (Youth). Enclosing the stair landing is a two-level balustrade composed of slender, closely spaced spindles, rising above the stairhall like a medieval The house's interior millwork is oak and pine. Most rooms feature simple window and ornate foliate brass hardware. Some feature panels of tiger maple. Much of the woodwork appears to have been refinished in the late 20th century with a clear satin finish; some is painted white. fishing. rood screen (photos 11,13). Extending across the second-floor landing is a spindled door surrounds with mitered cormers (photos 9, 11,13). Doors are five-paneied. with mirror with a small grate and mirror (photo 15). The tile features children hunting and frieze of similar design. NPS Form 10-900-a Page 3 The two-run main staircase rises to a landing overlooking the entry hall.
Aiop the stairs is a broad hallway running the length of the house. Doorways open to three bedrooms and a study, with a bathroom at the rear. Adjoining the south bedroom is a small nursery or trunk room. Section7- (S-S6) NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Freund-Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Most walls and ceilings are finished in smooth plaster, much of which is painted white. On the first floor, some walls were resurfaced with rough plaster in the 1920s or 1930s. The first-floor formal rooms feature cove moldings and delicate, low-relief, ornamental moldings accented by fleur-de-lys and classical details (photos 8, 9). The plasterwork is The second-floor bedrooms are bedecked with floral murals on canvas that are believed to have been added c.
1926 or 1927. White hydrangeas surround the east bedroom, which is painted mint green and creamy yellow. Pink and yellow chrysanthemums, wild roses and blue morning glories on a buff background adorn the frieze of the south bedroom (photo 15). In the west bedroom, the Nile-green walls are adorned with chrysanthemums. The second-floor study, by contrast, is adorned with richly detailed arabesque in glowing addition. According to architectural historian Walter E. Langsam of the University of Cincinnati, the stencilwork in design and technique strongly resembles that of the place in several rooms (photos 9, 14). Each fixture is unique in design; the dining room chandelier, for example, features a grape leaf motif. The parlor floor, original to the house, is tongue-and-groove oak encircled by a ribbon-like walnut border.
Highly polished oak parquet floors were added to the other first-floor rooms in the 1930s. The second-floor rooms feature pine floors laid on the diagonal. The kitchen, renovated c. 1980, features wood cupboards and a freestanding work island with cooktop. In the adjacent butler's pantry, which is original to the house, paneled wood cupboards with glass doors rise from floor to ceiling. The main bathroom is surrounded by reddish-brown marble wainscoting and oak-framed mirrors. Hexagonal white tiles with a blue border cover the floor. The pedestal sink and streamlined porcelain tub date from the 1930s. A half-bath tucked beneath the main staircase was remodeled in the late 20t century but retains its original white tile floor. The third floor, formerly used as servants' quarters, includes three large rooms with rooms with light. redecorating.
(8-86) Neoclassical Revival in style and may have been added during an early 2o" century Hamilton County Memorial Building (National Register, 1978), built in 1905. plastered walls and ceilings and hardwood floors. Two large rectangular skylights fill the greens, blues and reds (photo 14), which appears to be original to the house or an early Brass chandeliers and pendants of the early 2oth century, with art glass shades, remain in NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Page 5 Freund-Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio The Freund-Heintz House has seen little alteration over time. Photographs of the exterior from the 1940s look remarkably like present-day views. The photos indicate that the front were later removed.
Changes to the interior are cosmetic in nature, including painting of woodwork, replastering of walls and remodeling of the kitchen and first-floor bath. (8-86) porch formerly was enclosed with screened or glazed panels and double doors, which Section 7 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Freund-Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 8. Statement of Significance The Freund-Heintz House meets Criterion C in the area of architecture as an outstanding representation of the Queen Anne style in Cincinnati. The house is notable for its highly individualistic design, incorporating unusual massing and a fortress-like tower, and its rich ornamentation.
Its irregular form, complex roofscape, and play of materials, colors and textures--golden sandstone, ceramic shingles, warm red tile and art glass epitomize the Queen Anne style. It has been evaluated in the context of Queen Anne architecture in Cincinnati, c. 1885-1905. The house has seen little alteration over the years and retains a high degree of integrity under all its aspects. The Freund-Heintz House's period of The Queen Anne style in Cincinnati, c.1885-1905. Queen Anne architecture enjoyed tremendous growth and expansion for the "Queen City of the West." The Queen Anne style became fashionable in the United States in the late 1870s numbers of houses of the style are Northside, Avondale, Walnut Hills, and Clifton. These areas were largely developed in the 1880's and 1890's because of Office, Cincinnati Old House Handbook [1984], p.
19) brick with wood shingled or stuccoed upper floors, or wood with surfaces variously sided with clapboards..and an assortment of shingle patterns. Houses a combination of both. Towers, dormer windows, stained glass windows, bay windows, turrets, encircling porches, and tall chimneys with decorative brick designs. Elements of Gothic Revival, Stick Style, Eastlake, and Classic architecture may be included in houses of the style.... [It is] visually the liveliest of the styles of the Victorian era. (ibid.) (8-86) Summary Section are irregular in plan, asymmetrical in form, and have hip or multi-gabled roofs, or Architectural Development significance begins with its construction c.1894, and ends in 1952. great popularity in Cincinnati from the mid-1880s through the mid-1900s: a period of the expansion of the electric streetcar system....
(Cincinnati Historic Conservation In terms of form and materials, Cincinnati's Queen Anne residences are NPS Form 10-900-a patterns are typical. Queen Anne houses often have windows of many different Page 1 and reached Cincinnati in about 1880. Among neighborhoods that have large NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Freund-Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Elements of the style were applied to a broad range of building types, from modest to palatial. The showplace homes of wealthy business owners were bedecked with towers, turrets and art glass. Hundreds of middle-class dwellings and dozens of stair-stepped casements.
Tiny workers' cottages with false-mansard roofs and pressed-metal pediments continued into the 1900s, when it gradually lost favor to more sedate styles, such as the National Register properties. Seventeen Cincinnati properties in the Queen Anne style are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. These include seven individual residences, three apartment buildings, five commercial structures, a hospital and a block Avenue in East Price Hill is expressed by canted bays, corbelled belt courses and a multi- gabled roof with exaggerated returns. The house's original owner was an accomplished composed over fifty major works of music. corner turret and Eastlake porch treatment. Scott was superintendent of the George Scott's Sons Pottery on the Cincinnati riverfront.
The house was listed in the Register as part of a known and probably most prolific of Cincinnati's 19th-century architects" (Walter E. The Pfleger Family Houses (National Register, 1980) on Erkenbrecher Avenue in Avondale are a pair of high-style brick residences of the late 1890s whose design incorporates Neoclassical Revival elements. They feature conical turrets, steep wall Page (8-86) Section of rowhouses. The Queen Anne style is also dominant in eight National Register historic districts. dormers, elaborate art glass and ornately carved stone ornamentation. rowhouses put on fanciful jigsawn porches, shingled gables and "Queen Anne" Colonial Revival, and simpler forms, including the American Foursquare. business blocks and small apartment houses sporting brick corbel tables, "keyboard" sprang up from newly platted hillsides.
Along neighborhood main streets, investors built Purcell Avenue, an imposing brick dwelling distinguished by projecting gable ends, a Cincinnati Area Before World War Il" [1996], p. 71). lintels, and roofline pediments with beaming suns.The style's tremendous popularity thematic nomination of the works of architect Samuel Hannaford (1835-1911), the"best- church organist and concertmaster for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra who Langsam,"A Biographical Dictionary of Architects Who Worked in the Greater Also in East Price Hill is the George Scott Residence (National Register, 1983; 1887) on The originality of the S. Alfred Schehl House (National Register, 1979) at 1128Beech NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No.
1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Freund-Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Many other examples of the style, both residential and commercial, have been identified include the Dr. Applegate House on Reading Road in Avondale, a finely detailed brick and stone residence anchored by a corner tower, and 2724 West McMicken Avenue in pediments and brick corbel tables. Still others, including the Freund-Heintz House, have not been previously surveyed. Queen Anne residences in Clifton. The well-heeled professionals and business owners who made their homes in the village of Clifton displayed their wealth and taste by building spacious homes in fashionable architectural styles, including the Queen Anne style.
Many notable examples of the style can be found in the neighborhood, particularly on the north-south streets north of Ludlow Avenue. Their "varied materials, unusual the previous generation" (Cincinnati Historic Conservation Office, "Clifton Historic Queen Anne variations. Many Queen Anne houses built in Cincinnati in the 1880s and early 1890s, such as the Freund-Heintz House, illustrate the influence of the Eastlake style in their use of robust, three-dimensional ornamentation, colorful small-paned windows and delicate incised or carved ornamental motifs. An excellent example of a Queen Anne/Eastlake house is 3718 Morris Place in the Columbia-Tusculum Historic District. It features canted bays and an inset latticework porch.
The first story is laid in rock-faced stone ashlar while the upper stories are covered in wood shingles of various recessed porch are reminiscent of the Heintz House on a smaller scale. An outstanding example, identified by the Cincinnati Historic Conservation Office as one of the finest in the city, is the Kern House at 3322 Bishop Street (HAM-1806-7), a high-style residence with belvedere and encircling veranda. Many Queen Anne buildings of the late 1880s through the early 1900s evoke the Shingle Style in their simplified forms, sweeping rooflines with shallow eaves and overhangs, and overhanging gables - are also present in the Freund-Heintz House. Avenue in Clifton, built in 1888, was a wedding gift from department store owner George (8-86) University Heights, a three-story commercial building featuring a turret, gabled District Designation Report" [1991], p. 8).
Many were designed by local architects. wood shingle wall treatments. Qualities of the Shingle Styleshingled surfaces and patterns. The house's angularity, irregular form, strongly contrasting materials and Washington McAlpin to his daughter. The influence of the Shingle Style is evident in the The McAlpin Bridal Cottage (HAM-1612-7; National Register, 1982) on Lafayette shapes and complex roofs...provide a striking contrast to the more formalized styles of Section 8 Page 3 as eligible for National Register listing by the Cincinnati Historic Inventory. These NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Freund-Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio house's asymmetrical massing and shingled surfaces.
The house was designed by Lucien Plympton (1856-1938) of Cincinnati, an innovative late-19th-century architect and Some high-style Queen Anne residences of the 1890s illustrate the influence of the Richardsonian Romanesque style in their heavy round arches and rugged masonry construction. The Leroy Voorheis House (HAM-7399-07) on Telford Street in Clifton is may have been inspired by a similar residence in East Orange, New Jersey, featured in Sheldon's Country Seats, which was designed by Halsey Wood. The Voorheis residence was identified as potentially eligible for National Register listing by the Cincinnati The influence of the early Tudor Revival style can be seen in some Queen Anne residences of the 1890s and 1900s, which are adorned with false half-timbered gables. A Many Queen Anne designs freely borrow elements from a variety of styles.
The Windisch Residence (HAM-1609-7) on Glenmary Avenue in Clifton, built in 1890, is a striking Queen Anne house with eclectic details. It is dominated by a semicircular wall dormer, with a semicircular inset porch placed off center in the front gable. The Windisch House has been evaluated as National Register-eligible by the Cincinnati Historic Inventory. The Walter Field House in the Cincinnati neighborhood of North Avondale is an eclectic Queen Anne-Shingle Style residence with Eastlake influences. Built on a large large arched center bay and octagonal corner gazebo. The Field House, designed by Samuel Hannaford, was listed in the National Register in 1978. The visual qualities of the Queen Anne style are highly developed in the Freund-Heintz (8-86) Hannaford. Historic Inventory.
2209-7; National Register, 1983), a brick residence designed in 1896 by Samuel scale, the Field House is marked by a projecting gabled pavilion and Eastlake porch with Robertson House (HAM-5505-49),a high-style c.1885residence in the Cincinnati House: an architectural fantasy on a compact urban lot. The grand tower lends the house good example of the"half-timbered"Queen Anne is the George Balch House (HAM- Landmark district that takes in most of the village. roofline and overhanging gables.The Robertson House is included in a National Historic Section 8Page Page 4 a high-style Richardsonian Romanesque residence with Queen Anne details. Its design suburb of Glendale. It exhibits irregular massing and fenestration, with a high, sweeping illustrator (Langsam, p. 122). Shingle Style influences are also evident in the John E. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No.
1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Freund-Heintz House an air of monumentality despite its relatively small size. Likewise, the interior, with lavish space for greeting visitors or entertaining guests or clients. Victorian interior is an ensemble of rich materials and colors from an eclectic array of traditions. Unique features include the main staircase with spindled frieze, the ornate While the plasterwork in the first-floor formal rooms and the naturalistic murals in the second-floor bedrooms may not be original to the house, they appear as harmonious rather than dissonant elements. Art glass windows of high quality grace the Freund-Heintz House.
The landing window, and possibly others as well, appear to be the work of a prolific Cincinnati studio of the technical qualities and lavish materials. Their windows feature daring curves, glowing blues (produced by molten silver) and extensive use of beveled "jewels." While the work of this atelier graces many of the finest Victorian residences of Cincinnati and northern not yet been discovered around an asymmetrical tower - the Freund-Heintz House features a distinctive silhouette. While towered Queen Anne residences are common throughout Cincinnati's in the city's outlying suburbs in the 1850s through 1870s. Professor Walter E. Langsam believes the house's tower and massing bear a resemblance to the John Henry Weston whose architect remains unknown.
According to Virginia and Lee McAlester, square towers are rarely found on Queen Anne houses and are more typical of earlier styles such as Italianate, Gothic Revival and even Stick Style. (See Virginia and Lee McAlester, A the façade, however, is characteristic of Queen Anne designs. In addition, the contrast of weighty masonry with airy, nearly invisible fretwork, and finely scaled details such as the low-relief foliate carving, also sets the Freund-Heintz House apart from other examples. With its complex massing--an L-shaped block, with projecting upper story, wrapped The Freund-Heintz House is distinguished by its high artistic values.
The house's High hilltop neighborhoods, including Clifton, the fortress-like, battlemented tower of the Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Field Guide to American Houses [Knopf, 1987].) The tower's placement at the corner of late 19th century whose work was characterized by highly developed aesthetic and Freund-Heintz House evokes the asymmetrical Italianate and Gothic Revival villas built Kentucky (and homes and public buildings in other locations as well), their identity has pressed-tin porch ceiling, and the west bedroom mantelpiece with full-height side mirror. spacious reception hall and lofty staircase (and modest family living quarters), creates a House (National Register, 2001), an Italianate/Gothic Revival stone villa of the 1870s (8-86) Section Page 5 OMB No.
1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Freund-Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio The Freund-Heintz House is also noteworthy for its high state of preservation. In over a century it has seen only minor cosmetic alterations, and its fragile detailing in wood, glass and plaster has been preserved intact. Unlike many other houses in Clifton, the University of Cincinnati. In many cases porches were removed or enclosed, staircases were blocked in or taken out, rooms were subdivided to create additional kitchens and baths and fire escapes were added. The architect and builder of the Freund-Heintz House have not been identified. Given the tendency of the city's German-American citizens to choose German architects to design commissions from the Germanic community.
But given Freund's ties to the building industry, he may have chosen one of the city's other leading architects, who also were active in Clifton at the time. It is also possible that the house was designed without the aid of an architect, penned by a contractor or even Jacob Freund himself. The complex roof form, the costly red tiles and terra-cotta shingles likely were intended to showcase the workmanship and products of Freund's roofing company and terra-cotta firm: an advertisement in brick, stone and tile, a monument to the owner's achievements and a tribute to the family's taste. 1869 it was an established suburban community whose primary streets - Clifton Avenue, Ludlow Avenue, Lafayette Avenue - were already in place.
A network of local streets and platted lots was under development in the southern portion of the neighborhood, neighborhood is excluded from Robinson and Pidgeon's 1883-1884 Cincinnati atlas since it was still outside the city limits at that time. frame dwelling of irregular outline, with porches front and rear. It is sited on a lot 35 feet (8-86) Historical Development Freund-Heintz House. An 1847 Hamilton County wall map depicts Clifton as a semi- The house is indicated on the 1904 Cincinnati Sanborn map as a two-story stone and rural environment of scattered residences on large parcels, surrounded by open land. By while the northern half was still dominated by large estates.(See photocopies.) The their homes, places of business and institutions, it is possible the house was designed by a German architect such as Gustave Drach or George W.
Rapp, both of whom had many NPS Form 10-900-a Section 8Page Freund-Heintz House has had few owners and was never converted to multi-family use scale residences in Clifton were remodeled into apartments for students from the with resulting loss of original fabric. During the first half of the 2o"h century many large- Page 6 NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Freund-Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio wide; no outbuildings are present. A revised edition of the map, updated to 1937, shows The Freund-Heintz House occupies parts of lots 8 and 9 in the James M. Bryant Subdivision of Lot 8 of the Bryant Estate.
Prior to Clifton's annexation by Cincinnati, the land was part of Section 2, township 3, fractional range 2, of Millcreek Township, one of several townships later consumed by urban growth. Hamilton County deed records indicate that the Freund-Heintz House has had only three owners in over a century. As was often the case in periods of active real estate speculation, the land passed through a series of investment owners before the house was built. The earliest deed on file pertaining to this property refers to the transfer of Lots 6 Clifton resident and real estate speculator instrumental in the early development of the neighborhood. According to Williams' 1883 Cincinnati Directory, he was president of the Amazon Insurance Company.
Lots 6 through 9 were later transferred to Gano's wife, schoolhouse stoves, hot air furnaces, and tin, copper and sheet iron ware who resided on In 1894 the land on which the house sits was purchased by Lizzie Freund, wife of Jacob Cincinnati City Directories indicate that Jacob Freund (1854-1935) was president of the composition roofers and manufacturers of ornamental galvanized iron cornices, window caps, skylights, etc." (Williams' 1901 Cincinnati Directory). He was also president of the treasurer of both companies. The two firms were located at 20-24 East Canal Street in According to the 1900 Federal population census, Freund was born in Ohio in January 1854. His wife, Elizabeth, was a native of the Buckeye State (born 1846). A servant, Carrie Maisel, also resided in the household; she was born in Germany in 1867 (1900 census, roll 118, Ohio).
Freund died in 1935 at age 81 (Cincinnati Times-Star, September (8-86) 17, 1935, 8:4). Freund, for $5,100 (book 669 p. 78). The house was presumably built soon afterward. tile, terra cotta hip rolls, cresting and finials." W.J. Weitkamp served as secretary and story brick and frame dwellings. (See map copy.) downtown Cincinnati (ibid.). Jacob Freund Roofing Company. The firm specialized in "tile, tin, slate, asphalt and Hannah (book 548 p. 466). In 1883 they were sold to John Grossius, a manufacturer of Cincinnati Roofing Tile and Terra Cotta Company,"manufacturers ofvitrified roofing the "tin-clad" garage as a pasted-on addition. The surrounding streets are lined with two- West Ninth Street in downtown Cincinnati. The price was $8,000 (book 557 p. 322). through 9 from Gazzam Gano to Scanlan and Hand (deed book 454 p.358).Gano was a Section 8 NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No.
1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Freund-Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio The house remained in the Freund family until 1937, when it was sold by the Freund heirs to Frances W. Heintz, wife of Victor Heintz, ostensibly for one dollar (1773 p. 83). 396). Upon the death of Mary Ellen Heintz, the house became the property of the Cincinnati Preservation Association. Victor E. Heintz. Victor Emmanuel Heintz, the second owner of the Freund-Heintz House, was a Congressman, war hero, attorney and leader in Cincinnati political and his family at age four. Victor was educated in Cincinnati schools and attended the University of Cincinnati.
There he earned a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1896 and an Upon his graduation from law school, Heintz became a staunch Republican and a skilled in 1916 he was elected to the 65' Congress from Ohio's second district (Leonard Louis Tucker, Cincinnati's Citizen Crusaders: A History of The Cincinnatus Association 1920- 1965 [The Cincinnati Historical Society, 1967], p. 62). While Heintz was serving his first term, Congress declared war on Germany. Heintz resigned his seat and Joined the Army: the second Congressman to leave Washington and Join a combat unit. During the Great War Heintz served as a captain with the 147°h In 1920 Heintz served under Republican national chairman Will H. Hays as an organizer of GOP forces in 20 Western states for President Warren C. Harding. Republicans carried 19 of the 20 states in the 1920 campaign.
As Heintz toured the cities of America's In the years after World War I Victor Heintz put his idealism and political acumen into practice in Cincinnati, which was derided as the nation's worst-governed city because of The association gave rise to the Citizens Charter Committee, an independent political (8-86) of municipal government" (Enquirer, January 9, 1969). the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Service Cross with the oak-leaf cluster. heartland, he "received a thorough political education, noting with distress the lowly state political organizer. Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat on Cincinnati City Council, L.L.B. in 1899. civic affairs. He was born in Grayville, Illinois, in 1876, and moved to Cincinnati with the house passed to their daughter, Mary Ellen Heintz (1933-2001), in 1960 (3071 p.
(The real sale price is not recorded.)Following the deaths of Victor and Frances Heintz, Section 8 Page Infantry, 37th Division, in France. Wounded three times in the Argonne, he was awarded most celebrated and most durable municipal reform organization of the early 2o"h century. Page 8 NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Freund-Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio party that reformed Cincinnati city government in the 1920s and early 1930s, implementing the council-manager form of government, ending patronage jobs, and putting the city on a sound fiscal footing: accomplishments that brought national recognition and were emulated by other cities.
Following the victory in Cincinnati, the Citizens Charter Committee turned its attention to Hamilton County, "the final refuge of remnants of the machine" (Tucker, p. 144). City Management: The Cincinnati Experiment [Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1933], p. 160). Despite later setbacks at the city and county levels, most of the reforms enacted by the Charter movement and the Citizens Committee remain in effect today. In 1934 Heintz resigned as chairman of the Citizens Committee to concentrate on his legal practice and his home life. But he continued to monitor the local, national and international political scene, particularly ominous developments in Europe. He spoke strongly in favor of the United States joining World War II when such a view was still politically unpopular.
After war was declared Heintz continued to be outspoken, at the In addition to his political activities, Heintz served as president of the Stephen H. Wilder interests as well. In 1935 he organized and led the financing of Science Laboratories, Inc., a company formed to manufacture products resulting from the discoveries and inventions of local inventor Dr. George S. Sperti. Heintz also served as vice-president and secretary of the Ohio Valley Real Estate Company, about which little has yet been learned. He was a charter member of the Cincinnati Club and a member of the Cincinnati the Cincinnati suburb of Terrace Park, where her father, William Williamson, was war work in Washington, D.C., serving as secretary in one of the departments of Public Procter & Gamble Company, carried on the family tradition of civic leadership and (8-86) superintendent of schools.
She attended the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and spent defeated and retired from public life. Foundation, a Cincinnati-based philanthropic organization.Heintz had many other Victor Heintz organized a Citizens Committee to take on the challenge of reforming Art Commission. county government. Under his leadership, Citizens candidates scored a partial victory in one year studying in France at 1'Alliance Francaise. During World War I she engaged in During the early1930s Heintz married Frances Williamson (1897-1959). She was born in risk of alienating his own party. He ran for Congress again in 1942,was narrowly the election of 1926 and by 1932 held eight of eleven county offices(Charles P. Taft, Health.The couple had a daughter, Mary Ellen.Mary Ellen Heintz, an executive of the Section 8 Page Page 9 OMB No.
1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Freund-Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio philanthropy. She was instrumental in establishing a Women's Studies program at the University of Cincinnati and worked to ban smoking from public buildings in the Queen Victor Heintz died in 1968 after a long illness. He is buried in Armstrong Chapel Cemetery in the suburban community of Indian Hill. Heintz was eulogized by the Cincinnati Enquirer: "The long and distinguished career of Victor Heintz has ended. But he should also be remembered for his never-ending concern with freedom and peace" (Cincinnati Enquirer, op.cit.). Until the 1830s, the area that would become Clifton was an isolated wooded hillside. Because of its poor soil, it was not conducive to farming.
Most of the land on the top of the hill was owned by speculators, some of whom established wealthy Cincinnatians began to build lavish estates there. By the mid-century In 1850 the village of Clifton was established. It grew steadily in the years after Germans such as Jacob Freund made their homes there in the late 19th century, giving the village the nickname of "Dutch Clifton." Many relocated there from the "heavily Teutonic" community of Corryville to the south, settling for the most part in the southern Boss Cox's Cincinnati: Urban Politics in the Progressive Era [The University of Chicago In the years after the Civil War, Cincinnati began to annex the suburban communities on its periphery, offering improved public services as an incentive. For many years Clifton resisted annexation, preferring independence. "During the late 1880's, public Clifton. City.
(8-86) community was forever lost" ("Clifton Historic District," p. 6). would continue into the early 2o" century. "The newcomers were businessmen who had professionals built elegant residences near the main transportation routes: a process that transportation increased Clifton's accessibility.Its distinction as an isolated residential great estates began to be subdivided for building lots, and successful business owners and made fortunes and came to Clifton to build large homes" (ibid., p. 6). A large number of mark, the community had approximately two hundred residents. ("Clifton Historic summer homes there, and changed hands regularly. Beginning in the 1840s, District," p. 5) Press, 1968], p. 48). part of the neighborhood, where the Freund-Heintz House is located. (See Zane L.
Miller, NPS Form 10-900-a Section 8 Page 10 incorporation, and its character gradually began to change from rural to suburban. The NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section 8 Freund-Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Cincinnati finally annexed Clifton in 1896, agreeing to take over the village's debts. developed along Ludlow Avenue. Clifton was now part of the urban community" (ibid.) Home construction continued through the 1920s as new subdivisions were created from the remaining estates. By the economic slowdown of the 1930s, the neighborhood's Page (8-86) development was largely complete. "Large apartment buildings soon appeared on street car lines and a business district OMB No.
1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section 9 Page 1 Heintz, Victor E., House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 9. Major Bibliographic References Brown, Harry W., et al. Southern Ohio and Its Builders. The Southern Ohio Biographical 1991. On file at Cincinnati Preservation Association. . Cincinnati Old House Handbook. 1984. Cincinnati Post, September 12, 1934; May 30, 1941, 23:4. Cincinnati Times-Star, February 8, 1930. Citizens Charter Committee of Greater Cincinnati. "History of the Citizens Charter Committee of Greater Committee," n.d. Davis, Charles Aaron Jr. "Russell Wilson and the Charter Party: 1930-1938." Unpublished master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 1971. Available at Cincinnati 1847. Reprinted 1982, The Bookmark, Knightstown, Indiana. Hamilton County deed records.
Hamilton County Recorder's Office, Cincinnati. Langsam, Walter E. "A Biographical Dictionary of Architects Who Worked in the Greater Cincinnati Area Before World War II," 1996. On file at Cincinnati Preservation (8-86) Historical Society. "Heintz House," clipping file. Cincinnati Preservation Association. Association. Cincinnati Enquirer, November 1, 1930; November 19, 1934; January 17,1939; January Emerson, W.D. Map of Hamilton County, Ohio. Cincinnati: C.S. Williams and Son, Cincinnati Historic Conservation Office."Clifton Historic District Designation Report," 9, 1969. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Heintz, Victor E., House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Langsam, Walter E., architectural historian. Interview by Margaret Warminski, December 14, 2002.
Miller, Zane L. Boss Cox's Cincinnati: Urban Politics in the Progressive Era. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1968. Cincinnati Preservation Association. Sanborn Map Company. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Cincinnati. New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1904, 1922. Taft, Charles P. City Management: The Cincinnati Experiment. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1933. Tucker, Leonard Louis. Cincinnati's Citizen Crusaders: A History of The Cincinnatus Association 1920-1965. Cincinnati: The Cincinnati Historical Society, 1967. United States Federal Population Census for Hamilton County, Ohio, 1900, 1920. Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Ohio. Cincinnati: A Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors, American Guide Series. Cincinnati: The Weisen-Hart Press, 1943.
(8-86) NPS Form 10-900-a Microfilm on file at Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Titus, C.O. Atlas of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Philadelphia: C.O. Titus, 1869. Painter, Sue Ann. "Victor Heintz, Citizen-Soldier."Typescript, 2002. On file at Section 9 Page 2 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Heintz, Victor E., House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Verbal Boundary Description: The Victor E. Heintz House is located within the corporate limits of Cincinnati.
It Beginning at the northeast corner of Whitfield and Howell avenues; thence eastward along the north line of Howell Avenue 160.88 feet to the east line of Lot 8; thence north along the east line of Lot 8 84.79 feet; thence west on a line parallel with the north line of Howell Avenue 164.79 teet to the east line of Whitfield Avenue; thence south along the Verbal Boundary Justification: This boundary contains all the property historically associated with the Victor E. Heintz (8-86) properties. comprises parts of Lots 8 and 9 of James M. Bryant's Subdivision, bounded as follows: 10. Geographic Data House. It includes sufficient acreage to enclose the house while excluding surrounding NPS Form 10-900-a Section 10 Page 1 east line of Whitfield Avenue 85 feet to the place of beginning OMB No.
1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Heintz, Victor E., House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 12. Additional Documentation Date: December 2002 Description, direction: Main (east) façade of house, with tower at left and entry porch at Photo 1 Date: October 2002 Photo: 3 Description, direction: Detail view of south gable, showing fishscale shingles; tripartite window with semicircular pediment, blind panels and pebbledash surface treatment, and Photo: 4 ceramic tile shingles, rear porch and kitchen entrance. Looking west. Photo: 6 (8-86) stone chimney. Photographer: Margaret Warminski (same for all photographs) original gasolier.
Photo: 2 Description, direction: Rear (east) elevation, showing double gables, fishscale and NPS Form 10-900-a Description, direction: North elevation of house, looking west. Description, direction: South elevation, looking north. Description, direction: Detail view of front porch, showing pressed-tin ceiling and Name:Victor E. Heintz House (same for all photographs) right. Looking east. Location:3332Whitfield Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio(same for all photographs) Photo: 5 Location of negatives: Cincinnati Preservation Association(same for all photographs) Section Page 1 NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Page 2 Heintz, Victor E., House Date: October 2002 Description, direction: View of parlor, showing focal window with stained-glass transom and sidelights, mantelpiece and parquet floor. Looking northwest.
Description, direction: Dining room, showing plaster cove molding and border, and mantelpiece and millwork. Photo: 9 twin mirrors and elaborate scenic tile surround. Looking south Description, direction: Main staircase, showing landing balustrade, newel post and lamp. Bookcase is a modern addition. Door at left leads to powder room under the stairs. Description, direction: Stained-glass window and transom at stair landing. Looking north. Description, direction: Stair landing, second floor. Door at left leads to west bedroom. (8-86) Description, direction: Garage, looking northeast. Photo: 12 Description, direction: Detail view of dining room mantelpiece, showing art glass panel, Photo: 7 Looking northwest. Photo: 11 Photo: 8 Photo: 13 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Photo: 10 Section United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No.
1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Heintz, Victor E., House Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Description, direction: Study, showing coved ceiling with stenciling, original mantelpiece and 1920s chandelier. Looking west. Photo: 14 Description, direction: West bedroom mantelpiece, with integral full-height vanity mirror and scenic tile accents. Looking northeast. Description, direction: South bedroom, with Queen Anne windows, Colonial Revival Date: December 2002 Description, direction: Streetscape view of 3300 block Whitfield Avenue, west side Photo: 17 Description, direction: Streetscape view of Howell Avenue, south side (opposite Heintz House). Looking southeast. (8-86) southeast. Photo: 18 Photo: 15 NPS Form 10-900-a columned mantelpiece and floral murals.Door at left leads to rear chamber.
Looking (opposite Heintz House). Looking northwest. Date: October 2002 Photo: 16 Page 3 Section Victor E. Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio View of Clifton, from Titus' CLIFTON 1869 atlas STBERYARD Victor E. Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio 639 THREE showing Heintz House 1904 Cincinnati Sanborn Map -LUDLOW-x HOWELLEKE SHERLOCK 502 3332 Whitefield Avenue Historic Conservation Office December 2002 150 Feet HOWELL AV WHITFIELD AV TERRACE AV Victor E. Heintz House Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., 100 CLIFTON Ohio Location Map Cincinnati City Planning Department Finst Floor Plan 3332 Whitfield Ave. Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH Freund-Heintz House Floor plans Bedroom bining Stuy Porch Second Floor Plan Foyer voom poom Noom Hit. Lad?
Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH COLLEGE HILL WINTON HILLS KENNEDY HEIGHTS ¡WINTON PLACE EAST WESTWOOD ENGLSH WOODS NORTH TAIRMOUNT HYDE PARK SAYLER PARK WEST PRICE HILL EAST END Cincinnatis Neighborhoods Prepared by City Planning Dept. NORTHSIDE MADISONVILLE Cincinnati, AVONDALE STBERNARD CUF NORWOQD HEIGHTS Freund-Heintz House Cincinnati neighborhood map CORRYVILLE 3332 Whitfield Ave. PADDOCKHULS OVER-THE-RHINE RENDLEION MILOOKOUT ELMWOOD PLEASANT RIDGE SOUTH EAIRMOUNI HILLS EAST PRÍCE HIL Ohio Sept. 1999 SEDAMSVILLE RIVERSIDE BOND HILL QUEENSGA NORTH AVONDALE NITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIO JATIONAL PARK SERVICI NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET N PERIOD: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REQUEST: N N SLR DRAFT: N COMMENT WAIVER: N RECOM.
/CRITERIA REJECT TELEPHONE DATE RETURN 7/09/03 DISCIPLINE PROPERTY MULTIPLE REVIEWER 8/23/03 8/08/03 NATIONAL: APPEAL: NAME: Entered in the DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REASONS FOR REVIEW: Natlonal Register DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF 45TH DAY: REQUESTED ACTION: DATE OF PENDING LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: SAMPLE : ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: 03000806 NOMINATION 7/23/03 PDIL: Freund--Heintz House Victor Heintz House cincinnati, Hamiltonco; ot cincinnati, Hawiilton co, ott lictor Neihtz House Licton Heiutz House Cincinnati,Hauilton coott Ciucinnati, Humllton Co.,Ott victor Neintz House Ciuciunati) Huuiltou Co., OH Victor Heintz House victon Heintz House victon Heintz Houre 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CINCINNATI WEST QUADRANGLE CINCINNATI WEST, OHIO UNITED STATES Department of Community Development Suite 700 805 Central Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 352-6113 MAY 1 92003 Rachel M.
Tooker State Historic Preservation Officer Deputy Director, Ohio Historical Society Ohio Historic Preservation Office 567 East Hudson Street Columbus, Ohio 43211-2037 Heintz House, located at 3332 Whitfield Avenue in Clifton, to the National Register of Historic I have included the staff report as well as the minutes of the Historic Conservation Board for your the Historic Conservation Board's review, please call me at (513) 352-4853. William L. Forwood, Jr Historic Conservation Office Equal Opportunity Employer Sincerely, Director Fax Historic Places. OHIO The Cincinnati Historic Conservation Board unanimously supports the nomination of the Freund- Places.The Board reviewed the nomination at its meeting on April 21, 2003 and found that the Dear Ms.
Tooker, City of Cincinnati Margaret Warminski RE:National Register Nomination; Freund-Heintz House at 3332 Whitfield Avenue; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. cc: Adrienne Cowden Urban Conservator Steve Gordon Freund-Heintz House met the requirements of Criterion C for listing in the National Register of files.
Thank you for the opportunity to review this nomination, and if you have any questions about Peg Moertl Two Centennial Plaza REC'D BY OHPO MAY 1 9 2003 Honorable Historic Conservation Board April 21, 2003 Cincinnati, Ohio SUBJECT: NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION FREUND-HEINTZ HOUSE 3332 WHITFIELD AVENUE CINCINNATI, HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO Background: Margaret Warminski, on behalf of the owner, the Cincinnati Preservation Association, has begun the formal process to nominate the Freund-Heintz House located at 3332 Whitfield Avenue in Clifton to the National Register of Historic Places (National Register). The City of Cincinnati has been asked to comment on the nomination as a Certified Local Government. The Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board will consider the nomination at its meeting on June 6, 2003.
Significance: The nomination summarizes the Freund-Heintz House's significance as follows: The Freund-Heintz House meets Criterion C in the area of architecture as an outstanding individualistic design, incorporating unusual massing and a fortress-like tower, and its rich golden sandstone, ceramic shingles, warm red tile and art glass - epitomize the Queen Anne style. It has been evaluated in the context of Queen Anne architecture in Cincinnati, c. 1885-1905. The aspects. The Freund-Heintz House's period of significance begins with its construction c. 1894 and ends in 1952. Discussion: The attached Registration Form clearly demonstrates that the Freund-Heintz House with its associated garage meets Criterion C for listing in the National Register.
Under Criterion C properties may be eligible for the National Register if they embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a entity whose components may lack individual distinction. The Registration Form presents strong documentation in support of the conclusion that the Freund-Heintz House embodies the distinctive characteristics of Queen Anne architecture in Cincinnati and that it exhibits high artistic values. Differing wall textures and the avoidance of plain, flat wall surfaces are a hallmark of the Queen Anne style; these characteristics are exhibited by the irregular form and massing of the Freund-Heintz House, the combination of stone and ceramic tile wall surfaces, and the use of devices such as dormers, bays, and a tower.
The elaborate spindlework porches on the west (main) façade and east (rear) elevations are also typical Queen Anne decorative elements. Heintz House's interior. The hardwood flooring, delicate plasterwork, carved mantelpieces with art tile, and a notable collection of art glass windows combine to produce a resplendent High Victorian interior. Additional interior elements of note are an elaborate oak main staircase with a delicate turned railing and the floral murals that embellish the walls. It is worth noting, however, that while staff believes the Freund-Heintz House is individually Avenue commercial corridor. Although the 1978 Cincinnati Historic Inventory identifies few ITEM 5 representation of the Queen Anne style in Cincinnati.
The house is notable for its highly ornamentation.Its irregular form, complex roofscape, and play of materials, colors and textures - house has seen little alteration over the years and retains a high degree of integrity under all its The distinguished articulation of the exterior is reflected in the rich detailing of the Freund- master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable eligible for the National Register, it may also be part of a larger historic district along Howell Avenue, Terrace Avenue, and other adjacent residential streets on either side of the Ludlow Honorable Historic Conservation Board April 21, 2003 individual buildings and no district in this part of Clifton, Ohio Historic Inventory forms completed as early as the 1970s and as late as 2002 indicate a potential historic district may exist.
The neighborhood exhibits a strong sense of time, place, and feeling. Large scale brick, houses also anchor key corner lots. Recommendations: Staff recommends that the Historic Conservation Board take the following 1. Find that the Freund-Heintz House, located at 3332 Whitfield Avenue in Clifton, meets the requirements of Criterion C for listing in the National Register of Historic Places; and Preservation Office prior to the June 6, 2003 meeting of the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board. Respectfully submitted, William L. Forwood City Planner actions: APPROVED: Urban Conservator Clifton Avenue) and the George Hummel Residence(3423Whitfield Avenue).Large apartment Adrienne Cowden Direct staff to forward the Board's findings regarding this nomination to the Ohio Historic Cincinnati, Ohio neighborhood which includes the National Register listed Sir Alfred T.
Goshorn House (3504 stone, and frame late nineteenth century and early twentieth century buildings characterize the National Register Nomination Freund-Heintz House 3332 Whitfield Avenue Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Cincinnati City Planning Department 200 Feet WHITFIELD AV LUDLOW AV HOWELL AV 100 Cincinnati, Ohio April 21, 2003 Honorable Historic Conservation Board Historic Conservation Office MIDDLETON AV TELFORD ST Honorable Historic Conservation Board April 21, 2003 Cincinnati, Ohio Select Exterior & Interior Photographs Figure 1: View of Main (West) Facade Figure 5: View of Porch Railing, West Façade Figure 2: View of West Façade / South Figure 6: View of Garage Figure 3: View of East Elevation Figure 7: View of Hallway and Main Stair Figure 4: Detail of Dormer, South Elevation Figure 8: View of Hallway Elevation April 21, 2003 Cincinnati, Ohio Select Exterior & Interior Photographs continued Figure 9: Detail of Fireplace and Surround Figure 13: Detail of Coffered Ceiling Figure 10: Detail of Painted Floral Frieze Figure 11: Detail of Painted Floral Mural Figure 12: Detail of Decorative Flooring Honorable Historic Conservation Board PROCEEDINGS OF THE HISTORIC CONSERVATION BOARD MONDAY, April 21, 2003 3:00 P.M., J.
MARTIN GRIESEL ROOM, CENTENNIAL PLAZA II The Historic Conservation Board met at 3:00 P.M., in the J. Martin Griesel Room, Centennial Plaza II, with members Bloomfield, Kreider, Raser, Senhauser, Spraul- Schmidt, and Wallace present. Absent: Borys, Clement, Sullebarger Schmidt, second by Wallace) to allow members additional time for review. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS, 448 WEST MCMICKEN AVENUE, MOHAWK-BELLEVUE HISTORIC DISTRICT Staff member Caroline Kellam presented the staff report on this request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of a 7 chain link fence at 448 West McMicken and sides of a private vegetable garden on the 25' x 100' vacant lot. The lot has an elevation change of approximately 32'from the front to the rear. A stone retaining wall Ms.
Kellam explained that no variances are required for the 7' fence since it is in an area zoned B-4 (the least restrictive business zone); however, the historic district guidelines state specifically that chain link is not appropriate. Ms. Kellam stated that wrought iron animals as well as the chain link. Additionally, wrought iron is likely to be cost prohibitive. A private vegetable garden is a permissible use. Association; the owner of 444 West McMicken; the owner of 450 West McMicken and head of the Klotter Residents Association; and a resident of West McMicken and former CUF Community Council.All were opposed to the application expressing concern that Ms. Kellam stated that staff recommends the installation of the chain link fence on a use is desirable in that it retains greenspace and makes the neighborhood more livable.
The applicant indicated he would be willing to remove the rust and paint the fence black. stone retaining wall, be screened on the street side with landscaping, and the garden be [Mr. Kreider joined the meeting] he already has the chain link. In reply to Mr. Bloomfield, Ms. Kellam stated that the lots on either side of the property are vacant and added that the owners of these two MINUTES properties submitted objections.Ms.Kellam pointed out that Mr. Coleman also owns the Staff also included conditions that the fence be installed several feet behind the existing kept free from debris. lot. Avenue. The applicant proposes to use salvaged chain link fencing to enclose the front received emails in opposition to the application from the West McMicken Improvement Only the applicant attended the pre-hearing held on April 15, 2003.
Since that date, staff president of the West McMicken Improvement Association and current president of the the chain link fence would detract from the appearance of the neighborhood. Mr. Raser questioned if staff reviewed alternative fencing material with the applicant. April 21, 2003 Conservation Board vacant lot at 442 West McMicken, which has a chain link fence surrounding it. This district (January 2002). Neighbors have described the lot at 442 West McMicken as an Applicant/owner Jerry Coleman was present to respond to questions from the Board. Mr. Coleman stated that he has lived at 434 West McMicken Avenue for 20 years. He five years and would like the fence to protect the vegetables. He replied that he would water the garden either by allowing rainwater to run naturally down the slope in the rear of the lot, or by running a hose from his house to the garden.
surrounding a nearby park and a rusted 8' fence four houses down from his. He did not believe another fence would change the neighborhood and noted that people would be onto the property. He also pointed out that he has signs posted to deter trespassing. Coleman stated it depends on what kind of fence, because his intent is to keep people out. He also stated that he believed that a chain link fence would stop people who sit on the retaining wall from throwing bottles behind them into the lot. When asked if he would consider putting the fence only around the garden area, he replied that that would allow Mr. John Walter of 458 Klotter, who owns the adjacent lot at 450 West McMicken, was years in maintaining the area at the intersection of McMicken and Ravine in an effort to foster future renovation on McMicken. He felt the presence of a rusted chain link fence Mr. Raser, Mr.
Walter stated that he was not involved in the initial request to establish the historic district, but was involved in supporting its extension to Ravine Street. He Klotter. In response to Mr. Kreider, Mr. Walter stated in his opinion, the best way to serve to collect litter and make cutting more difficult. commented that the fence is for a garden that may or may not happen in four or five maintained and painting the fence, would be difficult to enforce. Mr. Kreider agreed with Mr. Bloomfield, noting that several voices in the community have indicated they do not want the fence. He felt that given adequate care, the community would respect the fence if it complied with the guidelines. greenspace. In response to Mr. Raser, Mr.
Bloomfield stated he was not opposed to a chain link fencing, like others in the area, was installed prior to the designation of the less likely to climb a rusted fence as opposed to one that is in good condition. He but with the chain link fence. In addition, the Board explained that they have no authority disagreed with assertions that he did not maintain his property, stating that he gets his nothing good about a chain link fence from an aesthetic standpoint in that they only Proceedings of the Historic present to address the Board.He stated that he has been involved for the past ten maintain vacant lots is to keep them open and cut regularly.He claimed that there is Mr.Coleman described numerous fences in the area including a chain link fence and pointed out that the community worked hard to establish the.guidelines.He eyesore periodically containing dilapidated cars.
explained he is planning to use the lot for a vegetable garden when he retires in four to The Board clarified that most of the concerns raised were not with the possible garden, over fences that were in place prior to the designation of the district. areas for children to play and he does not want to be responsible if they are hurt. would only discourage anyone who has an interest improving the area. In response to foster investment. Mr. Walter agreed with Mr. Senahauser that if the growth on the north slope of the lot were retained, any new fencing on McMicken would not be visible from Mr. Bloomfield stated that in his opinion, the Board should not approve the application When asked if he would consider using a different type of fence on the front, Mr.
confirmed that they fought for the historic district to encourage better streetscapes and Proceedings of the Historic April 21, 2003 Conservation Board suggested that the Board authorize a fence that would comply with the guidelines for the fence in the middle of 100' of greenspace would not be respectful of the community. BOARD ACTION disapprove the application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of a 7 chain link fence at 448 West McMicken Avenue. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS, 1701 MAIN STREET, OVER-THE-RHINE (NORTH) HISTORIC DISTRICT Staff member Caroline Kellam presented the staff report on this request for a Certificate within the Over-the-Rhine (North) Historic District. Ms.
Kellam corrected the staff report noting that the building is situated at the intersection of East Clifton Avenue and Main floors or interior walls and the exterior is not secure from the elements. Buildings and Inspections considers the building to be a hazard, particularly since Rothenburg pre-hearing that held on April 15, 2003. Ms. Kellam reviewed the Over-the-Rhine (North) guidelines regarding demolition stating building or a building of a later period if the demolition will not adversely affect the character of the streetscape or the district. site; however, they would eventually like to build a commercial building there.
Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition of this non-contributing building at 1701 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS AND ZONING VARIANCE, 3006 FAIRFIELD AVENUE, EAST WALNUT HILLS HISTORIC DISTRICT Staff member Adrienne Cowden presented the staff report on this request for a 3006 Fairfield Avenue. The building is a contributing resource within the East Walnut Hills Historic District. Ms. Cowden reminded the Board that they had reviewed an application for a carport on could revise the design based on the Board's discussion of alternate locations and Main Street. Ms.Kellam stated that the owners/applicants were unable to attend the Historic suggesting that a"park-like"structure might be more acceptable in the side yard.The building, although it has not declared the situation to be an emergency. There are no Elementary School is directly across the street from the building.
No one attended the Conservation Board meeting. They indicated that they have no immediate plans for the Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a carport in the side yard of the residence at this property in April 2001.At that time, the Board tabled the application so the applicant of chain link for the remaining sides and back. Mr. Bloomfield responded that erecting a of Appropriateness for the demolition 1701 Main Street, a non-contributing building that the Historic Conservation Board may approve the demolition of a non-contributing design approaches. The applicant's new design is reflective of the Board's discussions be allowed to fence his property if the fence complied with the historic regulations. He front and 10' to 15' along the sides since they are very apparent. He suggested the use Mr.
Raser remarked that he did not think chain link is appropriate, but an owner should The Board voted unanimously (motion by Kreider, second by Spraul-Schmidt) to The Board voted unanimously (motion by Bloomfield, second by Raser) to approve a Proceedings of the Historic April 21, 2003 . Conservation Board the East Walnut Hills Executive Committee and later the full Assembly. No objections objections to this proposal. approximately 13' tall and is proposed for the side yard of the property, so variances are required. The East Walnut Hills Historic District guidelines stipulate that new structures should respect neighborhood patterns and besited with setbacks similar to those of the rear yard. Ms. Cowden stated that staff believes the overall visual impact would be lessened if the dimensions were reduced and the design simplified.
She clarified that the existing asphalt drive and pad (which may have been original) will be removed and replaced with concrete. In response to Ms. Wallace, she stated that the of variances to rectify inequities. He stated that the pattern in the neighborhood is to two reasons have been given: 1) the nature of the lot and location of the house are such foundation and structural work that would be cost prohibitive. Applicant David Kirk, principal architect for DNK Architects, Inc., representing the owners, Darryl McCall and Miren Letemendia, was present to respond to questions from -the Board. He confirmed that the main mass of the building is stone and the back portion is brick. He said the owners prefer the carport in the side yard (as they did two add between $35,000 and $40,000 to the cost due to the amount of fill required. In were reduced, the columns would have to be changed.
He pointed out that the massing landscaping. building next to the proposed carport is a garage situated on the adjacent property at the carport is still proposed for the side yard, even though the Board suggested a more like/gazebo type design was to mitigate the impact of the structure. Walnut Hills Assembly, and Betty Burns, owner and resident of 2933 Fairfield, had pointed out that the proposed site is a considerable distance from the street and cars unusual circumstance exists that would justify granting a variance. Ms. Cowden stated Mr. Bloomfield considered the structure to be appropriately sited and designed. He Mr.Senhauser commented that the Zoning Code hasprovisions that allow the granting No one attended the pre-hearing scheduled for the project.The design was reviewed by above it and is a companion to the house to the north.
suitable siting would be the rear yard asis typical for outbuildings in the neighborhood. historic district guidelines or the Zoning Code. The Zoning Code limits the height of an situate garages or carriage houses in the rear yard and therefore questioned what that if the carport were pushed back into the north corner, it would limit the rear yard and Mr. Kirk stated that they modified the design in response to the Board's suggestion that a park-like structure would be preferable in the side yard. If the dimensions of the carport were raised during these meetings or in response to a mailing to neighboring property private space, and 2) Siting the carport in the rear yard would necessitate significant years ago).
Pushing it back 3' to 3-1/2 would interfere with an existing retaining wall and addition, if the carport were moved to the rear, the owners would have to remove new pointed out that the width could be reduced by only 18" without changing the columns. objected to the siting and design of the initial plan; however, she is not aware of any owners. Ms. Cowden explained that Dotty Vogt, the former president of the East is comparable to the two-story carriage house in the adjacent property. Mr. Senhauser very rear of the lot. Mr. Kreider noted that it is a carriage house with an apartment Ms.Cowden explained that the carport, as proposed does not meet the applicable Proceedings of the Historic April 21, 2003 Conservation Board would be significant. Mr. Kreider stated that when granting a variance, the Board is applying a section of the neighborhood have garages in the rear.
He asked that the applicant explain the Kirk replied that the pad where they propose to situate the carport was there when his clients purchased the house. While a variance might afford this property owner a carport on the side yard that others do not have, the topography is such the Board would be no one in the vicinity is opposed to the carport as designed. the carport half way between the varying stone and brick facades of the house presented visual clutter. Mr. Bloomfield suggested it would do more damage moving it back, considering the existing retaining wall and mature garden. Mr. Raser remarked that site conditions mitigate the placement and justify the variance. He agreed with Mr. Bloomfield that it is well designed and a reduction in size is not necessary. Mr.
Bloomfield clarified that when the Urban Conservator considers the final design, he may want to urge them to reduce the size, but at this point, the Board does not feel it is a BOARD ACTION The Board voted (motion by Bloomfield, second by Raser) with Kreider opposing, to height of the carport and its siting in the side yard with the condition that final construction drawings shall be submittedto the Urban Conservator for approval prior to Finding that such relief: adversely affect the historic, architectural or aesthetic integrity; and b. Will not be materially detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare or injurious to the property in the district or vicinity.
STREET, OVER-THE-RHINE (SOUTH) HISTORIC DISTRICT Staff member Julia Carney presented the staff report for a Transition Zone approval for the proposed use of the structures at 22 East 12* Street and 1216 Jackson Street as an and intends to transfer this property to the Art Academy. The Art Academy is planning a renovation of the buildings for consolidation and anticipate that renovations will begin in the summer of2004 and open in 2005. construction. necessity. exceptional circumstances that would necessitate an exception to that standard.Mr. The Board further discussed the design and location.Mr.Kreider questioned if situating relocation from its present facilities located in Eden Park and Mt.Adams.They have been parking there some time.He stressed the cost to move it to the rear yard TRANSITION ZONE APPROVAL, 22 EAST 12TH STREET AND 1216 JACKSON a.
Is necessary and appropriate in the interest of historic conservation so as not to Street. The Cincinnati Museum Association owns the building at 1216 Jackson Street giving them a garage on their property that they otherwise could not have. He reiterated (South) Historic District. The Art Academy of Cincinnati owns the building at 22 East 12" Mr. Gregory Smith, President of the Art Academy of Cincinnati, attended the pre-hearing however, Mr. Tom Patton, of the Germania Building expressed support for the proposal. approve a Certificate of Appropriateness and the necessary Zoning Variances for the Proceedings of the Historic April 21, 2003 Conservation Board abutting O-2, Urban Office District, permits educational institutions including colleges. Ms.
Carney noted that no construction is proposed at this time, but the Art Academy will have to obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness for renovations involving changes to the is being requested at this time and the approval would be grandfathered. Under the new zoning, there will be no Transition Zones, and college use would be conditional in the Community Commercial Mixed proposed. Mr. Gregory Smith, President of the Art Academy of Cincinnati, was present to respond summer of 2005, since they want as little disruption as possible to their undergraduate more with community education students (although they may develop satellite sites to accommodate them). Mr. Senhauser stated that owners or institutions would prefer to have conforming use as opposed to conditional use, since conditional use may run with the owner, not the Over-the-Rhine since it helps to maintain its economic value. Mr.
Raser commented that the Over-the-Rhine Comprehensive Plan anticipated the Art Academy being situated at this location and therefore the use was clearly favored by the BOARD ACTION Schmidt, Bloomfield recused), to take the following actions: 1.Approve the development plan for the properties at 22 East 12" Street and 1216 a. That the proposed use shall be established substantially in accordance with the plats, plans and other data submitted to the Board in this application; b. That all detailed plans for changes to the exterior of the building be submitted to through a Certificate of Appropriateness; and application does not proceed; and 2. Direct staff to forward the necessary documentation to the Director of Buildings and street. community. application. transition zone, allows uses permitted in abutting districts to be considered.
The Jackson Street, for the use of the properties as an art college with the following program. The increased square footage will allow them to increase their number of students by 100%, expecting 300-350 students. He acknowledged that, including Ms. Carney stated that the properties are located in an R-7(T) Multi-Family High-Density conditions: Mr.Bloomfield recused himself from participation since he owns property across the Inspections to permit the establishment of an art college as proposed in this property.He expressed the importance of having properties with conforming use in exterior of the buildings at a future date.
She clarified that T-Zone approval for use only faculty, there could be as many as 400 people frequenting the college and possibly even and approved by the Urban Conservator orthe Historic Conservation Board submitted for the Board's review if the proposed project described in this The Zoning Code empowers the Board to approve applications for transitional uses if it conforms to applicable laws, ordinances, regulations and is in the public interest. to questions from the Board.Mr. Smith stated that their intention is to open in the April 21, 2003 Conservation Board NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION, 3332 WHITFIELD AVENUE, CLIFTON Nomination of the Freund-Heintz House located at 3332 Whitfield Avenue, in Clifton. Margaret Warminski, on behalf of the owner, the Cincinnati Preservation Association, has begun the formal process to nominate this residence.
The City of Cincinnati is asked to comment on the nomination as a Certified Local Government. Ms. Cowden explained that the Freund-Heintz House meets Criterion C for listing in the National Register. Under Criterion C, properties may be eligible if they have distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or possess high artistic values. She stated it is a superb example of Queen Anne architecture and called their attention to the irregular form and massing and the combination of stone and ceramic tile wall surfaces. She pointed out the unique use of dormers, tower and bays to change the overall massing and stated that the articulation of the exterior is reflected in the exquisite detailing of the interior, from the hardwood flooring, to the delicate plasterwork and coffered ceiling. Ms.
Cowden noted that there may be potential for an historic district in this part of Clifton, including Howell Avenue, Terrace Avenue, and other residential streets on both sides of the Ludlow Avenue business corridor. Staff offers this as a comment rather than something to be adjusted in this National Register nomination. Ms. Margo Warminski was present to respond to questions from the Board. Ms. BOARD ACTION 1. Find that the Freund-Heintz House, located at 3332 Whittield Avenue in Clifton Places; and 2. Direct staff to forward the Board's findings regarding this nomination to the Ohio Historic Preservation Office prior to the June 6, 2003 meeting of the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board. As there were no other items for consideration by the Board, the meeting adjourned. William L. Forwood Jonn C.
Senhauser Urban Conservator Date ADJOURNMENT following actions: The Board voted unanimously (motion by Bloomfield, second by Kreider, to take the Proceedings of the Historic regarding this nomination. CHairman Staff member Adrienne Cowden presented the staff report for the National Register Cowden replied to Mr. Raser that the Clifton Town Meeting has not offered an opinion meets the requirements of Criterion C for listing in the National Register of Historic Ohio Historic Preservation Office 567 East Hudson Street Columbus, Ohio 43211-1030 614/ 298-2000 Fax: 614/ 298-2037 Visit us at www.ohiohistory.org/resource/histpres/ National Park Service July 3, 2003 SINCE 1885 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief of Registration National Register of Historic Places Washington DC 20005 Enclosed please find two (2) new National Register nominations.
All appropriate notification procedures have been followed for this new submission. If you have questions or comments about these documents, please contact this office. NEW SUBMISSION Freund-Heintz House State Historic Preservation Officer Hamilton COUNTY SOCIETY Sincerely, enclosures RECEIVED HISTORICAL Dear Ms. Shull: Rachel Tooker Allen Lima Passenger Depot 1201 Eye Street, NW 8th Floor OHIO
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