Brittany Apartment Building

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Brittany Apartment Building
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Location100-104 W. 9th St., Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates 39°6′19″N84°30′57″W / 39.10528°N 84.51583°W / 39.10528; -84.51583
Arealess than one acre
Built1885
Architect Samuel Hannaford; Thomas J. & Joseph T. Emery
Architectural style Queen Anne
Part of Ninth Street Historic District (ID80003067)
MPS Samuel Hannaford and Sons TR in Hamilton County
NRHP reference No. 80003037 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 3, 1980

The Brittany Apartment Building is a historic apartment building in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. A Queen Anne structure constructed in 1885, [1] it is a six-story rectangular structure with a flat roof, [2] built with brick walls and elements of wood and sandstone. [3] It was built by the firm of Thomas Emery's Sons, [4] :7 Cincinnati's leading real estate developers during the 1880s. It is one of four large apartment complexes erected by the Emerys during the 1880s; only the Brittany and the Lombardy Apartment Buildings have endured to the present day. [2] Both the Lombardy and the Brittany were built in 1885 according to designs by Samuel Hannaford; [2] :7 at that time, his independent architectural practice was gaining great prominence in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. [4] :11

Among the distinctive elements of the Brittany's architecture are the massive chimneys on each end of the building. The exterior of the building is covered with decorative pieces, such as a comprehensive cornice with boxed pediments, plentiful brick pilasters and corbelling, [2] and prominent bay windows. [4] :7

In 1980, the Brittany Apartment Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, due to its well-preserved historic architecture. [1] Dozens of other properties in Cincinnati, including the Lombardy Apartment Building, were added to the Register at the same time as part of a multiple property submission of buildings designed by Samuel Hannaford. [4] :10 Eight months later, the portion of Ninth Street between Vine and Race Streets was added to the Register as the Ninth Street Historic District, [1] and the Brittany Apartments were named one of the district's dozens of contributing properties. [5]

The building has been redone as LeBrittany, housing 15 units of luxury condominiums. [6]

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References

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