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Designed by [[Joseph G. Steinkamp & Brother]], the Hotel Metropole opened in 1912 in downtown [[Cincinnati]] as a 10-story hotel. In 1924 an 11th floor penthouse apartment was added. In 1971 the building was converted to low-income housing with retail and restaurants on the first floor.<ref name=jernigan>{{cite web|last=Jernigan|first=Meg|title=History of the Metropole Hotel in Cincinnati|url=http://traveltips.usatoday.com/history-metropole-hotel-cincinnati-62135.html|work=USA Today|accessdate=9 January 2014}}</ref>
Designed by [[Joseph G. Steinkamp & Brother]], the Neoclassical-styled<ref name=lemaster>{{cite web|last=LeMaster|first=Kevin|title=3CDC buys Metropole, plans 21c luxury hotel|url=http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2009/11/3cdc-buys-metropole-plans-21c-luxury.html|work=Building Cincinnati|accessdate=10 January 2014}}</ref> Hotel Metropole opened in 1912 in downtown [[Cincinnati]] as a 10-story hotel. In 1924 an 11th floor penthouse apartment was added. In 1971 the building was converted to low-income housing with retail and restaurants on the first floor.<ref name=jernigan>{{cite web|last=Jernigan|first=Meg|title=History of the Metropole Hotel in Cincinnati|url=http://traveltips.usatoday.com/history-metropole-hotel-cincinnati-62135.html|work=USA Today|accessdate=9 January 2014}}</ref>


In June of 2009 the building was added to the NHRP and later that year it was announced that it would be converted into a [[21c Museum Hotel]].<ref name="jernigan"/>
In June of 2009 the building was added to the NHRP and later that year it was announced that it would be converted into a [[21c Museum Hotel]]<ref name="jernigan"/> with "160 guest rooms, a contemporary art museum with more than 8,000 square feet of exhibition space, a restaurant, and meeting space."<ref name="lemaster" />


==References==
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* Historical Photos of the Metropole: http://www.cincinnatimemory.org/cgi-bin/library?a=q&r=1&hs=1&h=dd1&t=0&c=greaterc&q=Hotel%20Metropole%20%28Cincinnati,%20Ohio%29
* http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2009/11/3cdc-buys-metropole-plans-21c-luxury.html
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.cincinnatimemory.org/cgi-bin/library?a=q&r=1&hs=1&h=dd1&t=0&c=greaterc&q=Hotel%20Metropole%20%28Cincinnati,%20Ohio%29 Historical Photos of the Metropole]


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Revision as of 14:14, 10 January 2014

Hotel Metropole
Hotel Metropole (Cincinnati, Ohio) is located in Ohio
Hotel Metropole (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Location609 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio[1]
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectJoseph G. Steinkamp & Brother
NRHP reference No.09000443[1]
Added to NRHPJune 18, 2009[1]

Designed by Joseph G. Steinkamp & Brother, the Neoclassical-styled[2] Hotel Metropole opened in 1912 in downtown Cincinnati as a 10-story hotel. In 1924 an 11th floor penthouse apartment was added. In 1971 the building was converted to low-income housing with retail and restaurants on the first floor.[3]

In June of 2009 the building was added to the NHRP and later that year it was announced that it would be converted into a 21c Museum Hotel[3] with "160 guest rooms, a contemporary art museum with more than 8,000 square feet of exhibition space, a restaurant, and meeting space."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20090626.htm
  2. ^ a b LeMaster, Kevin. "3CDC buys Metropole, plans 21c luxury hotel". Building Cincinnati. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b Jernigan, Meg. "History of the Metropole Hotel in Cincinnati". USA Today. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

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