Built in 1861. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
“Camp Dennison was a military recruiting, training, and medical post for the United States Army during the American Civil War. It was located near Cincinnati, Ohio, not far from the Ohio River.”
Wikipedia article Camp Dennison, CC BY-SA 4.0.
one of 314 National Register listings in Hamilton County · listed in 1973 · category: District · built in 1861 · one of 9 National Historic Landmarks in Hamilton County.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The chapter on Symmes Township in History of Hamilton County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches, published 1881 names Cincinnati. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
The little Miami railroad crosses about a mile and a half of the territory of Symmes in its southeastern part, on a line through Camp Dennison, averaging a half-mile's distance from the river. The Marietta & Cincinnati railroad enters at Allendale, near the opposite or southwest corner of the township, strikes the vicinity of the river at Remington and Montgomery stations, and thence follows the Little Miami closely, where it crosses into Clermont and shortly into Warren counties. The Cincinnati & Wooster turnpike passes through the township on the general line of the Little Miami railroad, crossing the river like that just below Miamiville. The old State road, from Columbia via Montgomery toward Chillicothe, also intersects the township, as do numerous other turnpikes and common roads.
Passage source: History of Hamilton County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches, published 1881.
Symmes township lies almost wholly in the valley of the Little Miami, and partakes of its general character. At some distance back from the river, however, especially in the northwestern part, the hill country infringes upon the territory of the township, and variegates its topography, and to some extent its capacity of production. It is abundantly watered by several small streams, which mostly take their rise in Warren county and Springfield township, and flow into the Little Miami. Across this river are several fine bridges crossing from Symmes township - as a large iron one at Loveland, and a long bridge above Miamiville. One of the finest bridges in southern Ohio is that between Branch Hill and Symmes' Station - places respectively in Clermont and Hamilton counties, and on the little Miami and Marietta & Cincinnati railroads. It is a suspension bridge three hundred and fifteen feet long, built at the joint expense of the two counties connected by it, and costing seventy thousand dollars. It was formally dedicated and opened to travel at a great celebration at this point on the Fourth of July, 1872, when appropriate addresses were
Passage source: History of Hamilton County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches, published 1881.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Symmes Township - 11,290 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 4,394 specimens collected within 10 miles of Waldschmidt-Camp Dennison District between 1827 and 1975: 3,108 Fungi, 630 Animalia, 316 Protozoa, 306 Plantae, 24 Unrecorded, 10 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by 14753, A. Braun, A. Gaufin and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Microsphaera diffusa Cooke & Peck | 1899 | Aiken, Walter H. | Cincinnati |
 | Puccinia extensicola Plowr. | 1900 | Aiken, Walter H. | Cincinnati |
 | Sebacina calcea (Pers.) Bres. | 1827 | Lloyd C. G. | Linwood |
 | Rhus venenata DC. | 1830 | Clark, Joseph | North of Cincinnati |
 | Carex comosa Boott | 1835 | Collector unspecified | In citivate Ohio prope Cincinnati. [Inferred locality from precise loc.] |
 | Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. | 1835 | Collector unknown | |
 | Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd. | 1835 | Collector unknown | |
 | Carex amphibola Steud. | 1837 | Collector unknown | In citivate Ohio prope Cincinnati. |
 | Carex suberecta (Olney) Britton | 1837 | Collector unspecified | Cincinnati. |
 | Philonotis longiseta (Michx.) E.Britton | 1838 | T. G. Lea | |
 | Fissidens hyalinus Wilson & Hook. | 1839 | T. G. Lea | |
| Coleosporium campanulae (Pers.) Tul. | 1897 | not recorded | College Hill, Hamilton Co. near Cincinnati |
All 4,394 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Waldschmidt-Camp Dennison District: 4 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Dennison Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Camp Dennison Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Mariemont Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mariemont Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Newtown Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plant Number 3 Newtown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cincinnati, the town this property stands in, in 70 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 25 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 14 flash flood, 7 flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2001 | Lightning | Cincinnati | 1 hurt | A woman was injured when lightning struck the building and went through electronic equipment into her phone headset. |
| March 2017 | Flood | Cincinnati | $100,000 | Dozens of basements were flooding across Hamilton County due to high water. |
| November 2017 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | $100,000 | Numerous roads were flooded throughout the Cincinnati area and some basements were flooded. Flooding also caused some damage at Reading High School and Whitaker Elementary School. |
| February 2000 | Lightning | Cincinnati | $100,000 | Lightning struck a home causing a fire in the attic, which spread toward the second floor before being extinguished. Significant fire and water damage occurred to the home. |
| August 2000 | Lightning | Cincinnati | $80,000 | Lightning struck a home causing a fire on the second floor. |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $70,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $50,000 | Trees were downed. Ceiling tiles were ripped from a parking garage and at least one car was damaged. |
| January 1997 | Lightning | Cincinnati | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Lightning | Cincinnati | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Cincinnati | $40,000 | Lightning struck a home causing a fire, which caused significant damage. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | $30,000 | Three units of apartments along MLK Drive had to be evacuated due to high water. Rushing water also caused damage to some roads in Columbia Township. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | $30,000 | High water was reported on several roads in the downtown Cincinnati area and the near West Side. A retaining wall collapsed onto a roadway near the intersection of State Avenue and Ernst Street and a building was flooded on Poplar Street. Also, an apartment basement flooded on Linn Street and one resident needed to be rescued. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $20,000 | Two trees fell on two cars due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | $15,000 | High water was reported at I-471 and I-71. |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $15,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down across the Cincinnati metro area. |
| June 2017 | Flood | Cincinnati | $10,000 | There were reports of lingering high water on roadways and some roads remained closed.|Also, there were reports of some basement flooding in homes. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed throughout downtown Cincinnati. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | $10,000 | Vehicles were reported trapped in high water due to heavy rainfall near Gest Street and Dalton Avenue. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $10,000 | Trees downed across Cincinnati. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $8,000 | Trees were knocked down across the county. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $7,000 | A large tree fell onto a carport and a garage on Considine Lane. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | $5,000 | A person had to be rescued from their car due to swift moving high water. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $5,000 | A roof was partially torn off of an apartment building due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $5,000 | Several trees were knocked down throughout the Clifton area. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $5,000 | Trees and power lines downed. One tree fell across a car. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | $5,000 | Numerous roads flooded due to persistent heavy rainfall. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $4,000 | Trees and powerlines were downed just north of downtown. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | $4,000 | High water occurred on River Road near the Krohn Conservancy. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $3,000 | Numerous trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $3,000 | Large trees were knocked down. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Cincinnati | $3,000 | Several roads were flooded and closed throughout the Cincinnati metro area. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Cincinnati | $3,000 | Hail ranging from penny to quarter sized occurred from downtown Cincinnati north and east into the Norwood area. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $3,000 | Large limbs were knocked down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $3,000 | Trees downed. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | $2,000 | Some neighborhoods had flooded streets due to heavy rainfall. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | $2,000 | High water was reported over Interstate 74 and Interstate 75. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $2,000 | A couple of trees and some power lines were reported down across the northern part of the city. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $1,000 | A tree was downed between Sycamore and Main Streets. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $1,000 | A large tree was downed. |
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | $1,000 | The second report of flash flooding due to heavy rain in Hamilton County was water rushing across roads in and around the downtown area. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $1,000 | Large tree branches were broken due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2011 | Heavy Rain | Cincinnati | $1,000 | A portion of Interstate 471 had high water on it due to heavy rainfall. |
| December 2011 | Flood | Cincinnati | $1,000 | Several roads were reported closed across the county due to flooding caused by heavy rain. |
| August 2025 | Flood | Cincinnati | - | Water was flowing down the Elsinore Place Steps. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | Nickel sized hail was reported in Mt. Auburn. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Cincinnati | - | Part of eastbound U.S. 50 was closed due to high water at the Freeman Avenue exit. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Cincinnati | - | Central Parkway was closed due to high water. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | Dime size hail fell at the intersection of Lehmann and Radcliffe Roads. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | Several reports were received from in and around Cincinnati of three quarters to one inch hail. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | - | Heavy rain caused street flooding through the city. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | - | High water deposited debris at the intersection of Glenview and Kirby Roads. |
| October 1999 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | Report taken from the Spring Grove section of Cincinnati. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | - | Several hours of heavy rainfall caused water to flood across many of the city roads. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | no account filed |
14 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 0 issues, 0 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| Tägliches Cincinnatier Volksblatt | 1885 to 1919 |
| Westliche Blätter | 1865 to 1919 |
| The Penny Press | 1859 to 1860 |
| The Cincinnati Daily Star | 1875 to 1880 |
| Daily Cincinnati Republican | 1838 to 1842 |
| Cincinnati Daily Press | 1860 to 1862 |
| The National Republican and Ohio Political Register | 1823 to 1830 |
| The Colored Citizen | 1863 to 18?? |
| The Organ of the Temperance Reform | 1852 to 1853 |
| The Star | 1874 to 1875 |
| The Ohio Organ, of the Temperance Reform | 1853 to 1854 |
| The Labor Advocate | 1912 to 1937 |
| The Daily Cincinnati Republican, and Commercial Register | 1833 to 1838 |
| The National Republican and Cincinnati Daily Mercantile Advertiser | 1831 to 1833 |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.
Windows are 12/12 light wood sash. There are two doorways on the Fair The Christian Waldschmidt House is two-and-one-half stories high and dow and door openings are rectangular with key stone flat arch lintels. front five bay facade./The doors are recessed; the wall thickness Good
The whole case file for this property - 2,297 words, 21 pages, reproduced complete.
Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 73001471, 21 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Washington Heights School | 2.0 miles | 1975 |
 | Elliott House | 2.8 miles | 1976 |
 | Sunny Knolls--Pape, Gordon E., House | 3.5 miles | 2006 |
 | Jefferson Schoolhouse | 3.7 miles | 1976 |
 | United Methodist Church | 3.7 miles | 1975 |
| Madeira Railroad Depot | 3.9 miles | 2022 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73001471 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hamilton County | All 314 listed properties in this county. |
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