Mount Auburn Cable Railway Building, Mount Auburn, Cincinnati, OH
This building at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Highland Avenue used to be an integral part of the Cincinnati Streetcar system, serving as a Cable Car Barn for many years in Cincinnati's Mount Auburn neighborhood. Constructed initially in 1882 with a local sandstone facade, the building suffered a major fire in 1892, leading to its reconstruction out of brick into its current form. The Romanesque Revival-style building is one of only a handful of buildings left that were related to the streetcars that once served the entire city, and is largely intact, though lacking in any apparent use. This building has a lot of potential for adaptive reuse, and is worth a look by local preservationists and restoration-minded developers.
This building underwent a full emergency demolition after it partially collapsed during a winter snowstorm in February 2021. At the time, it was undergoing stabilization by the Hamilton County Landbank, which, unfortunately, did not come soon enough.
Mount Auburn Cable Railway Building, Mount Auburn, Cincinnati, OH
This building at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Highland Avenue used to be an integral part of the Cincinnati Streetcar system, serving as a Cable Car Barn for many years in Cincinnati's Mount Auburn neighborhood. Constructed initially in 1882 with a local sandstone facade, the building suffered a major fire in 1892, leading to its reconstruction out of brick into its current form. The Romanesque Revival-style building is one of only a handful of buildings left that were related to the streetcars that once served the entire city, and is largely intact, though lacking in any apparent use. This building has a lot of potential for adaptive reuse, and is worth a look by local preservationists and restoration-minded developers.
This building underwent a full emergency demolition after it partially collapsed during a winter snowstorm in February 2021. At the time, it was undergoing stabilization by the Hamilton County Landbank, which, unfortunately, did not come soon enough.