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NPS Form 10-900 SEP 1 3 2005 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all 1. Name of Property other names/site number 2. Location street & number_3301 Colerain Avenue/ 1326 Monmouth Avenue _ not for publication_N/A vicinity N/A_ state Ohio code OH county Hamilton 3.
State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this L] nomination - request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant nationally statewide locally. (L See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society additional comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title 4.
National Park Service Certification I, hereby certify that the property is: M entered in the National Register - See continuation sheet determined eligible for the determined not eligible for the National Register removed from the National Register L other (explain): 061 code Date Zip_45225 items. National Register 1186 Department Head State or Federal agency and bureau This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place historic name Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc. Complex city or town - Inventory & Registration In my opinion, the property -] meets does not meet the National Register criteria.
([ See continuation sheet for Cincinnati The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc.. Complex Hamilton County, Ohio Name of Property 5. Classification Category of Property Number of Resources within Property Check only one box Do not include previously listed resources in the count X private Z building(s) - public-local -district 1 public-State -site -public-Federal - structure Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions INDUSTRY/Manufacturing facility VACANT/NOT IN USE 7. Description walls_BRICK Narrative Description Total Commercial other SYNTHETICS/Rubber INDUSTRY/Warehouse Materials Architectural Classification Noncontributing See continuation sheets.
Classical Revival (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) County and State (Enter categories from instructions) (Check as many boxes as apply) Ownership of Property ]object (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc., Complex Continuation Sheet Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 7. Summary Description: The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc., Complex is located at the northwest corner of Colerain Avenue and Monmouth Avenue, in the urban neighborhood of Camp Washington complex was significantly altered by construction of the (now-defunct) Miami and Erie Canal during the 1820s and Interstate 75 during the 1960s.
Deep ditches and dense undergrowth separate the Camp Washington are the Mill Creek and the former Baltimore & Ohio railroad yards. This section of the city was heavily industrialized from the late 1890s through the 1960s. suburbs. Numerous businesses and industries either relocated to outlying areas or closed down as part of the deindustrialization and corporate downsizing that occurred in many parts of Ohio from the 1960s through the 1990s. Presently, many of the heavy industrial complexes in Camp light industry, and office space. The housing stock in the neighborhood includes detached single- family dwellings (many of which have been converted to multiple-family use) and a small number of apartment buildings, all of which generally date from the 1880s through the 1950s. A disparate collection of small-scale commercial storefronts is located along Colerain Avenue.
Reconstruction of the Colerain Avenue/Hopple Street intersection off I-75 has transformed the commercial core of Camp Washington, with further changes expected to result from the nearby planned Hopple Street Crossing strip commercial center development. The historic Cincinnati Workhouse at 3208 Colerain the neighborhood's built environment. The historic edifice was replaced with a new minimum security county correctional facility, which is separated from Colerain Avenue by a park with a World War I doughboy memorial. Also across the street from the subject property, the historic House of Refuge at 3300 Colerain Avenue was removed by the late 1960s, and a city-owned highway maintenance facility was built on its site. The American Products Company building, a six-story reinforced concrete light industrial building built in 1925, is located immediately south of the property.
Streetscape Since the 1940s, the residential population has steadily dwindled as people relocated to fast-growing buildings in Camp Washington from these two transportation corridors. Hemming the west side of in Cincinnati, Ohio (Figure 1, Location Map). The terrain is generally flat. The area northeast of the Washington are only partially occupied or have been converted for alternative uses such as storage, Frocks, Inc., Complex. Demolition of the massive building in 1990 removed a major landmark from Avenue (NR 1980) once occupied a large tract opposite the Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Page 2 Section 7 NPS Form 10-900 Rev.
10-90 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc., Complex Continuation Sheet Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio brick building located at the northwest corner of Colerain and Monmouth avenues. Attached to Connecting Buildings 1 and 2 is a two-story building that was added to create contiguous access warehouse complex, directly west of Building 1. minor modifications to the buildings. A series of small-scale concrete block and brick veneered I's east façade sometime after 1981. Some of the window openings on Building I's west (rear) elevation were infilled with concrete block and brick veneer but the original fenestration pattern can easily be discerned on this side because of the variations in brick color.
The windows on the south and part of the west side of Building 1 have circa 1985 replacement metal-framed fixed Building I's east façade, immediately north of the original entrance, and based on its appearance original windows have been covered with opaque storm sash, but the original sash are intact beneath. Also in this section, the clerestory windows are covered with corrugated plastic on the well maintained Although associated with the complex for much of its history, since the 1960s, the north, rear wing of Building 1 has been separately deeded and interior passages from this structure to Summary of three buildings arranged in a generally U-shaped configuration (Figure 2, Site Plan). The The subject property occupies all or parts of lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Ethan a long, 1-story brick building oriented on an east-west axis along Monmouth Avenue.
sash, but the size of the window openings was not altered. A second entrance was added to exterior, but are intact on the interior. All of the buildings appear to be structurally sound and between the two buildings. Building 3, the historic power house, is located in the center of the between Buildings 1 and 2 was enclosed by a two-story structure.Building 1 is a large 5-story buildings are referred to as Buildings 1-3. Buildings 1, 2, and 3 were constructed in 1918. Building1 has a 1-story rear wing that was added in circa 1935, and by 1956,a driveway The complex has been in almost continual use throughout its history, but it has only a few it probably dates from the same period as the replacement windows. On Building 2, most of the axis, and is located directly north of Buildings 2 and 3.
Located west of Building 1, Building 2 is the north end of the west (rear) elevation, a long 1-story warehouse is oriented on an east-west additions were built onto Building 2 during the 1930s, and a loading bay was added to Building Section 7 Bates Estate Subdivision, an area that comprises approximately 2.18 acres.The complex consists Page _3 NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc., Complex Continuation Sheet Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Building 1 have been closed off. This warehouse wing will be included with the National Playgrounds. Interior access to this building was not permitted for the purpose of the National Building 1 is of stretcher bond, load bearing brick construction and sits on a poured concrete foundation.
At grade level, the foundation appears to be faced with a higher quality concrete that is scored to resemble stone. Windows to the basement are visible only on the south elevation and the The east façade has 15 bays, each separated by a section of raised brick, which gives the project from the "columns" and rise from the basement level to the top of the second story. Each windows on the first floor have been covered with metal mesh. A decorative cornice finishes the top of this facade. It is composed of a row of sectioned corbelled bricks with a row of dentils The original, primary entrance to the building is in the third bay from the south corner of Developers, Inc. Description Oriented on a north-south axis, its facade faces east, along Colerain Avenue (Photos 1 and 3). It that is showing signs of rust and wear.
All of the windows except one are covered with simple cornice, dentil molding, and engaged Doric columns. The door surround is composed of southern end of the east facade, as the building is constructed on slightly sloping land. appearance of a column (Photos 2 and 4). Decorative brick buttresses capped with concrete Register nomination for this complex, but it is under separate ownership by Funtown above.The roof is flat and slopes gradually from east to west.Piercing the roof are two clerestory have paired 15-over-15 wooden double-hung sash with concrete sills.The window openings the east facade (Photo5).The entry features a classically inspired cast concrete entablature with a bay contains four window openings (one on each story of the building).Windows on this facade Register nomination for the complex.
Buildings 1, 2, and 3 are owned by Middle Earth corrugated metal, but the12-light fixed sash appear tobe almost entirely intact. sandstone and is painted white to resemble plaster or terra cotta.The entry itself consists of a pair Building 1 was built in 1918 and was the first building constructed in the complex. sections, each of which is rectangular with a flat roof. Each section is sheathed with metal siding typically measure 12'6"Wx9'11"H,and each sash measures 6'3"Wx9'11"H.The Section 7 of wood, single-light double doors flanked by single-light sidelights and topped with a single- NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc., Complex Continuation Sheet Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio light transom that has been painted.
The stairs leading to the entrance are made of stone, most likely sandstone. A circa 1985 entry was installed in the next bay immediately north of the original entrance. It is a typical modern commercial entrance with metal framed transom removed from two of the bays, and the masonry below the windows was removed to create ramps into dock. The remainder of the east façade's bays are occupied almost entirely by large concrete sill and covered with a protective metal mesh. elevations, it is not embellished with brick pilasters and a brick corbel table. There are 6 visible windows, each of which has a small 3-over-3 double-hung sash with a concrete sill. The bottom portion of this façade is obscured by an addition that ends only a few inches from the brick wall; The south elevation of Building 1 resembles the east façade in proportion but has only 3 bays (Photo 4).
More of the basement level is visible on the south side than on the east façade because of the slope on which the building was constructed. The basement level of the south elevation has 5 windows with original 2-over-2 wood sash, all of which are covered with metal fixed sash that entirely occupy the original window openings. Although the sash have been replaced, the historic fenestration pattern was retained as the new windows fit in the historic window openings. Just as on the east façade, each bay is separated by a section of raised brick, resembling a column. On this façade, the shallow buttresses reach only from the basement level to the top of the first story. The same corbelled brick and dentil cornice that is present on the east façade is found here.
An entry at the west corner of the basement story consists of a wood door Extending between Buildings 1 and 2 is a 2-story structure, constructed sometime between 1950 and 1956. It is located in an area that was once a driveway between Buildings 1 and 2. A poured concrete foundation and concrete block walls faced with mustard-colored brick were constructed in order to enclose the former driveway and to connect Building 1 and 2. The flat roof is covered with rubber membrane. windows and doors. The only other alteration on the east facade of this building is a circa 1985 mesh. Windows on the first through fourth stories have circa 1985 replacement, metal, 3-light The north side of Building 1 is the least architecturally complex.Unlike the other windows.
Basement windows on the east facade appear historic and are fixed paned with a this addition is associated with the property immediately to the north of the subject property. loading dock.Veneered with light brown brick, the loading dock spans four bays in the middle of the east facade (Photo 2). Two of the bays are intact behind the dock; the paired sash have been Section 7 with two panels in the lower half and four square fixed lights in the upper half. Page 5 NPS Form 10-900 Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc., Complex Continuation Sheet Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Typical of its period and utilitarian purpose, the south façade of this connector structure displays minimal architectural detail (Photo 4).
Three symmetrically arranged bays divide the façade. The westernmost has a recessed entry on the first story alongside a single window with a 4-light sash, and a band of three metal-framed, 3-light sash on the second story. The recessed entry has two doors, each of which consists of a circa 1985 aluminum-framed, plate glass door. The central bay has a single, four-light sash on each story. The easternmost bay has a band of The north (rear) elevation of the building is composed of two bays (Photo 6). The The west, or rear, elevation of Building 1 is less regular and more complex than the washrooms, and two freight elevator shafts; south of the elevator shafts, the I-beam supports for a water tank are still extant on the roof but the tank itself is not extant. A grid of large steel I- exposed. A variety of window sizes are found on this elevation. The bay furthest north mimics windows.
The bay furthest south mimics the design of the building's south elevation, as the windows have been replaced with circa 1985, fixed pane windows with metal casings. Many of the windows on the west elevation have been infilled with brick; however, the historic roofline of Building 1. Fire escapes are attached to the building in the fifth bay from the north west side. There are a few buttresses under the roof to the loading area, which has large concrete double-hung sash there are also 1-over-1, 2-over-2, 3-over-3, and 10-over-10 double-hung sash. the design of the building's north elevation as the windows are small, 3-over-3 double-hung the functional nature of this building. Although defined bays are still visible, they are interrupted fenestration pattern is still clearly visible, due to changes in brick color.
The remaining windows on this facade are not as uniform as windows on the other facades.Besides the 15-over-15 by large projecting towers in the building's envelop. These towers house a stairwell, a series of The 10-over-10 sash typically measure 6' 3" W x 10" H, and the entire window opening building's other principal elevations (Photos 7 and 8). More than any other, this elevation reveals entry with a pair of aluminum-framed, plate glass doors on the first story and a pair of 4-light beams, running horizontally and vertically on the northern one-third of the west elevation, are easternmost bay has an entry with a circa 1995Masonite door on the first story and a pair of 4- three metal-framed, 3-light sash on each story. sash on the second story. (Photo 8). Decorative detailing present on the east and south elevations was not applied on the typically is 6" W x 10" H.
A large tower containing the stairwell projects above the Section 7 light, metal-framed sash on the second story.The westernmost bay features a large, circa 1985 Page _6 NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc., Complex Continuation Sheet Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio platforms and ramps used for loading and unloading. Wide metal doors on this level allowed At the north end of the west (rear) elevation of Building 1 is a warehouse wing with a west axis, parallel to Building 2 and perpendicular to Building 1 (Photo 9). It has a concrete foundation and the south elevation is laid in Common-Flemish bond, a pattern where every sixth row of stretchers is separated by a row of alternating headers and stretchers.
Raised brick sections treatment (Photos 11 and 12). All of the window and door openings in the 1-story section of this building have been infilled with concrete block. The weathered appearance of the concrete block suggests that this alteration took place twenty to forty years ago. Many of the infilled window openings have two rows of glass block to allow light to enter the warehouse. The roof of the 1- story section is a slightly rounded hangar type metal roof with 5 projections for sky lights. The 2- story section of this building retains its original steel sash. They are fixed pane sash with one middle section of the building, and an unlabeled open space in the two-story west section. The interior walls are labeled as exposed concrete block, and a series of 5 wired-glass skylights punctuated the hanger type roof. The skylights were positioned above the cutting room.
From the exterior, it appears that the skylights are extant, although they are boarded over. The roof was interior square footage of the building was noted as approximately 17,580 square feet in a 1946 prospectus (Van Alatyne et al., 1946: 6). supporting the floors above it. It has a concrete floor and exposed wood and metal beams supporting the unfinished wood ceiling. Several circa 1985 office spaces have been erected at the southern end of the basement. Walls for these offices are constructed of drywall and do not meet The interior of Building 1 encompasses approximately 86,234 square feet. The basement supported by a wood truss system, and the interior was equipped with automatic sprinklers. The the interior space historically included a cafeteria at the east end, a cutting room that occupied the are between each window opening (Photo 10).
The west elevation exhibits concrete block wall large items to be transported in and out of the basement level. including ducts, pipes, electrical conduit, and sprinklers. The west wall contains a W x H large 1-story and smaller 2-story rear section. Constructed circa 1935, it is oriented on an east- of preparing the Part 1 application and National Register nomination. Sanborn maps show that the ceiling. Some windows on this level have been infilled with concrete block. On the ceiling and perimeter walls, the building's mechanical infrastructure is almost entirely exposed, hopper section.This portion of the building has a flat roof.
This wing is currently under separate Section 7 ownership from the rest of the complex and access to its interior was not permitted for purposes of Building 1 is a large open space with riveted steel columns (2 rows of 14 columns each) Page _7 NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc., Complex Continuation Sheet Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio vault door; a 5° W x 6' 2" H opening that leads to the staircase to the upper floors of Building 1; 15' W × 8' H paneled overhead door that opens to the center of the complex; two washroom. the center of the complex.
At the north corner of this wall, a 4' 8" W x 7° 4" H sliding metal fire door once opened into the adjacent warehouse wing, but the opening has been infilled with concrete block and the door has been fixed in place. The interior height of the basement level is The first floor of Building 1 is an almost entirely open space with wooden floors and high The columns towards the southern end of the building are more decorative than the others (Photo 14). These are cased in wooden molding and have a decorative plaster scroll at the top; these undertaken in 1935. The less decorative columns appear to be made of metal that has been covered in metal lath then plastered over. Large exposed wood beams in the ceiling run north- south and a grid of steel beams runs east-west to support the floors above.
At the southwest corner of this floor, an office with full-height sheetrock walls and a replacement entry door is situated. The east wall of this floor contains the original vestibule for the entrance to the building. The interior of the vestibule retains historic wood paneling and decorative trim, as well as asbestos flooring. The wood trim displays signs of dry rot, possibly due to prolonged exposure to sunlight and temperature variations. A pair of wood-framed, single-light doors leads from the vestibule to the interior of the first floor. These doors do not retain any hardware. An original 1985 loading dock addition, is also located along the east wall. At the north corner of the west wall, a metal fire door once provided access to the main level of Building 4. This opening has been infilled with concrete block and the door has been fixed in place.
Windows on the east wall at the south corner to permit access to the second floor of the early 1950s connector building. The stairwell, washrooms, and freight elevator shafts are all located along the west wall. The stair wood sash is located on the landing of each floor. The interior height of the first floor is 13 feet, 9 inches. of this floor are 15-over-15 double-hung wooden sash (Photo 15). Windows on the south side are three-light transom with simple wood trim tops the doors. A large concrete ramp, part of the circa the aforementioned circa 1985 replacement windows. A large opening was cut into the west wall ceilings supported by two rows of metal columns running the length of the building (Photo13). tower retains the original wooden staircase and railings. One rectangular 3-over-3 double-hung 11 feet, 5 inches.
shaft; and an 11'10 %2"W x 9' 11" H loading bay with paneled wood doors that open out onto door opening to the early1950s connector building; a large vault with a 4'Wx original each with door opening; a 8'freight elevator; a 8'x8'unused elevator Section 7 elements appear to date from the building's construction, or perhaps from a remodeling Page 8 PS Form 10-90 Rev. 10-90 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc., Complex Continuation Sheet Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio columns stretching the length of the building (Photos 16 and 19). These columns contain no beams running north-south are wooden while the beams running east-west are steel. Again, the stair tower, a vault, washrooms, and freight elevator shafts are located along the west wall.
South of the stair tower, the second floor has a built-in historic safe manufactured by the Victor Safe & Lock Company of Cincinnati, Ohio (Photo 17). Some of the windows on the west wall of both of these floors have been infilled with brick. Those windows on the west side of these floors that are not filled in have 10-over-10 double-hung sash, while those on the east wall have 15-over-15 sash. The window openings on the south wall have circa 1985 replacement sash. The north wall is pierced by two regularly spaced 3-over-3 double-hung wood sash. A staircase and a chute are located on the east side of the second floor, leading to the third floor. The interior height of the second floor is 13 feet, 7 inches, and the third floor is 13 feet, 4 inches. The fourth floor of Building 1 also is a large, open space supported by two rows of columns (Photos 20-22).
Columns on this floor are wood timber 8" x 8" posts and smaller in circumference than those below. Wood corbels are employed between the posts and sleepers. The ceiling on the fourth floor has a wood deck supported by a grid of wood joists and sleepers, with spaced 8' apart. The hardwood flooring on this level is similar to what is found on the lower floors. The windows on the east wall have 15-over-15 double-hung sash. The south wall windows have circa 1985 replacement sash, while those on the north wall are 3-over-3 double- hung sash. Many of the windows on the west wall have been filled in with concrete block. Those clerestory sections are above the fourth floor. The south clerestory section is open to the fourth floor, while the north clerestory has been enclosed with a new floor deck and is accessed via a staircase (Photo 23).
The windows of each clerestory section are visible and the tilt-in sash appear to be almost entirely intact. Because the roof has a slight pitch, the interior height of the fourth floor is 14 feet at each perimeter wall and 15 feet beneath the clerestory section. contemporary office space. It has exposed concrete block and brick perimeter walls, carpeted decorative details, unlike the columns on the first floor (Photo 18). Just as below, the ceiling floors, interior partition walls built of drywall, and dropped ceilings.Finish materials such as open space with hardwood floors and ceilings that are supported by two rows of riveted steel The first floor of the circa 1950-1956connector structure consists primarily of that have not been filled in have either 15-over-15 or 10-over-10 double-hung sash.
Two large Section 7 two parallel 24" thick main support beams running the length of the building. The joining The second and third floors of Building 1 are very similar, consisting of a single, large method of the joists to the support beams is via pockets. The joists are 19' 1" in length, and are (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc., Complex Continuation Sheet Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio drywall and paneling were applied directly to the brick and concrete block walls. On the north The second floor of the connector structure has a large open storage space in the center board. It was likely once covered with linoleum similar to that in the office on the south side of the building.
Interior partition walls are constructed of drywall, with many parts covered in wood Building 2 Building 2, also constructed in 1918, is located along the north side of Monmouth Avenue just west of Building 1 (Photo 27). Of load bearing masonry and steel frame construction, it has a foundation that appears to be similar to that of Building 1, consisting of poured concrete faced with a higher quality concrete that has been scored to give the appearance of stone. The roof of Building 2 is flat except for the clerestory that runs down the center of the The south façade of Building 2 is composed of brick in a stretcher bond (Photo 28). There are 14 bays, each with 3 windows. As on the east and south facades of Building 1, each bay is separated by a section of raised brick, giving the appearance of a column. Circa 1985 metal storm good condition.
The cornice on this building is very similar to that on Building 1. Separated (Photo 29). Two of the additions were constructed circa 1935, while the westernmost third addition was built circa 1985. Visible from the south façade, the largest circa 1935 addition is building (Photo 33). Also, a projecting stair tower that provides access to the clerestory extends sash with opaque glass cover the original window sash, which are 6-over-6 double-hung sash Building 1. The floor in the center of the connector building appears to be covered with particle to the basement level of Building 1 and a stairwell leading to the upper stories in Building 1. with offices radiating from this space (Photo 26). The east wall opens into the first floor of The west side of Building 2 has multiple brick-veneered and concrete block additions the corbelled bricks.
opens onto the interior of the complex (Photos 24 and 25). East of this room is a hallway leading side, a large loading area with a concrete floor, concrete block walls, and an unfinished ceiling corbelled bricks line the area immediately above the windows, with a row of dentils just above above the roofline on the north side of the building. NPS Form 10-900 Section 7 topped with a 6-light transom. The original sash are visible from the interior and appear to be in paneling. Fluorescent lighting is suspended from the dropped ceilings. Page _10 NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc., Complex Continuation Sheet Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio built on a raised concrete foundation and is concrete block faced with brick veneer.
It has three rectangular windows with metal framed hopper sash on the south wall, and three smaller, square windows on the west wall. The flat roof is hidden behind a low parapet. At the northwest corner of this structure, a circa 1985 shed-roofed addition with corrugated metal siding serves as a Directly north is another circa 1935 addition, also consisting of concrete block veneered with brick. A pair of two-light sash is at the north corner of the west wall and a single Masonite door is at the south corner, while a door and a single two-light sash occupy the north wall. The west wall of the clerestory section originally had four windows with segmental arches. Three of these from this fire door down to the roof of the circa 1935 addition. The north elevation of Building 2 appears quite different from the south façade (Photos 30 and 31). The foundation is not visible on this façade.
The windows have 6-over-6 double- are not covered with storm sash as on the south façade. The symmetrically ordered bays are still visible, each containing 3 windows and separated by a section of raised brick, resembling a column (Photo 32). There is no decorative cornice on this façade. A circa 1935 addition spans much of the western half of the north elevation. Rising from a concrete slab foundation, the 1- story structure is built of concrete block faced with brick. An overhead door and three regularly stepped parapet. Directly east of this is another smaller circa 1935 addition of similar doors provide access for loading and unloading materials. Between the two additions, the projecting stair tower rises two stories above the flat roof. It has 3 windows on each story of its The east elevation of Building 2 is no longer visible from the street.
While a driveway which was constructed between 1950 and 1956. The first floor of Building 2 contains two very different kinds of space. A small section in the southeast portion of the building has a shell constructed of drywall and metal studs, which sash. once separated Buildings 1 and 2, the open area is now occupied by the connector building, spaced rectangular window openings punctuate the north wall. The flat roof is augmented by a hung wood sash topped with 6-light transoms. These windows line the length of the building and houses a series of contemporary office spaces. The wall heights are well below the original construction.Windows on both these additions have5-over-5 hopper sash, and large overhead loading dock. It has two large overhead doors that occupy almost all of its north and south walls. are infilled with brick, while the fourth was converted to a fire door.
A metal fire escape leads east, north, and west walls. Centered beneath the roofline on the north wall is a smaller, 6-light Section7 Page _11 NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc., Complex Continuation Sheet Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio windows to the outside in this office space. The remainder of the first floor of Building 2 is accessed via a door on the west side of the office shell. The remainder of the first floor of Building 2 consists of several large open spaces with entirely by large, 6-over-6 double-hung sash topped with 6-light transoms. The west half of the middle of the building.
An exposed riveted, Pratt roof metal truss system allows the remainder of the roof to be supported without the use of columns, thereby allowing the use of large pieces of Four additions open off the first floor of Building 2. On the west end, the two circa 1935 additions are constructed of concrete block faced with brick. The larger of the two is a single the original sash were left in place. The west addition is an unfinished space with a concrete Building 2 consists of a bathroom and a kitchen/break area. This area has concrete floors with some brick walls, some walls made of drywall, and some concrete bock walls. Elements of wall of Building 2. It consists of a vast open space which projects up above the roofline of the contemporary bathroom and kitchen fixtures remain.
building has a series of regularly spaced metal columns running on an east/west axis down the passage separates the offices from a large manufacturing area that is completely open (Photo 34). building (Photo 38). It has a wooden ceiling supported by metal beams and a Pratt roof truss with drywall and a dropped ceiling, while the floor is exposed concrete. On the north side of carpet, florescent lights, painted drywall partitions, and new aluminum doors. There are no floor, exposed brick and concrete block walls, and exposed ceiling joists. A large conveyer belt open space with exposed brick and concrete block walls and metal columns that hold up a standard door opens to the northern circa 1935 addition.
This is a small square room finished windows line both sides of the clerestory, once allowing light to stream in.Although now The clerestory is accessed by a stairwell located in between the two additions on the north starts in this addition and leads up to the clerestory level. The east addition on the north wall of manufacturing equipment (Photos 35 and 36). ceiling height in Building 2. Inside the shell, the offices are finished with dropped ceilings, concrete roof (Photo 37). Two large overhead garage doors lead to the circa 1985 addition. A leading down into the circa 1935 addition on the north wall of Building 2. Six-over-six tilt hardwood floors and exposed brick walls.North of the contemporary office space, a wide Building 2, two portions of the wall were removed to provide access to the1935 additions, but system, eliminating the need for columns (Photo 39).
A conveyer belt runs the length of this story The roof is supported by an exposed metal truss system and the north wall is occupied almost Page _12 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc., Complex Continuation Sheet Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio covered with corrugated metal, the sash appear to be intact. A series of skylights is located in the center of the clerestory's flat roof. Building 3 Building 3 was constructed in 1918 along with Buildings 1 and 2, and was used as the power house. It is located directly west of Building 1, in the center of the warehouse complex. It the west (rear) elevation. The flat roof is topped with a large clerestory and encircled by a brick The brick smokestack spans almost a third of the east façade (Photo 40 and 42).
An replacement door is in the southernmost bay. Brick piers punctuate each corner of the façade, and the cornice is decorated with the same style of corbelled brick and dentil designs found on Buildings 1 and 2. The smokestack appears to have been a later addition, installed sometime between 1930 and 1941. On the south elevation, a large round-arched door opening at the east corner has been infilled with brick and a series of fixed pane sash has been installed (Photos 40 and 41). Based on the appearance of the sash, this alteration appears to have occurred circa 1950-1956. The occupying the lower third of the original openings. The plywood boards cover two of the three there. This wall exhibits the same decorative cornice found on the east façade. The west (rear) elevation of Building 3 shows evidence of change over the years.
At the south corner, a large door opening on this wall appears to have been bricked-in based on the addition that spans the north two-thirds of this elevation was constructed sometime between 1930 and 1941. It is a 1-story concrete block building faced with brick. A door and casement sash elevation appear to be only the upper portion of the 9-over-9 double-hung sash that were once infilled window opening occupies the facade's northernmost bay, while an entry with a is a 1-story square building of common bond, load-bearing masonry construction. The foundation remainder of the south wall features three round-arched window openings, with brick infill tall brick smokestack anchors the east facade. A circa 1935 addition spans the north two-thirds of fanlights. Based on the windows on the north facade of this building, the remaining sash on this variation in brick color (Photo 41).
A smaller overhead garage door has been installed. An parapet with cast concrete coping. of Building 3 is not visible. It is likely the same poured concrete as found in Buildings 1 and 2. A NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) Section 7 Page _13 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc., Complex Continuation Sheet Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio punctuate the north side, a large overhead garage door is on the south, and three large glass block windows are spaced along the west wall. The north wall of Building 3 is composed of common bond brick. It has one small entrance on the eastern portion of the façade, with three windows on the western portion (Photo only the corbelled brick course. concrete platform (Photo 43).
It, along with multiple electrical boxes and the remnants of other circa 1935 west addition is currently used for vehicular storage. covers most of the windows, the sash appear to be intact and in good condition (Photo 45). The former machinery, confirm this building's function as a power house (Photo 44). The clerestory 42). These windows have their original 9-over-9 double-hung sash topped with a fan light. This facade exhibits the same cornice found elsewhere, although it does not have the dentil course, of Building 3 has 6-over-6 tilt windows and a large sliding fire door. Although corrugated metal The interior of Building 3 has exposed brick walls and a concrete floor. It has a wooden NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) Section 7 ceiling with steel supports. A large boiler (no longer operable) in the main room is set on a raised Page _14 The Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc..
Complex Hamilton County, Ohio Name of Property County and State 8. Statement of Significance