Bernard H. Moormann House

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Bernard H. Moormann House
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Location1514 E. McMillan St., Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates 39°7′31″N84°28′38″W / 39.12528°N 84.47722°W / 39.12528; -84.47722 Coordinates: 39°7′31″N84°28′38″W / 39.12528°N 84.47722°W / 39.12528; -84.47722
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1860
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 73001462 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1973

The Bernard H. Moormann House is a historic residence in eastern Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Built in 1860 in the Italianate style, [1] it is one of the most significant buildings in the neighborhood of East Walnut Hills. [2]

By 1860, Bernard Moormann had established himself as one of Cincinnati's leading dry goods merchants. Choosing to build a new house in East Walnut Hills, he selected a two-and-a-half-story design built of brick. Except for a small ell on the western side of the rear, it is a simple rectangle in shape. Measuring five bays wide, the south-facing front of the house features such elements such as varied shapes of windows and an archway around the front door, plus ornamented lintels around the second-floor windows. Surrounding the front entrance is a small porch with multiple columns, and sheltering the entire house is a large detailed cornice at the level of the attic. [2]

Both before and after Moormann's residence in the house, it experienced few changes: into the late twentieth century, it was one of the best remaining examples of nineteenth-century residential architecture reminiang in Cincinnati's more suburban neighborhoods. [2] Because of its place as an example of leading local architecture, [3] the Moormann House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 635.
  3. Moormann, Bernard H., House, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2011-03-23.