Central Business District in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Kinsey Flats

Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, February 24, 2019

1. Kinsey Flats Marker

Inscription.
West Fourth Street Historic District

Original home of the
E. A. Kinsey Company,
railway & machinery distributors,
1890s — 1920s

Redeveloped by
Middle Earth Developers, Inc.
2003

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 39° 5.941′ N, 84° 31.103′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in the Central Business District. It is on West 4th Street west of Plum Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 331 W 4th St, Cincinnati OH 45202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: Cincinnati Fire Fighters (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First National Correctional Congress / Declaration of Principles of 1870 (about 500 feet away); Greek Revival Architecture Example (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Tribute to J.P. Ball" (approx. ¼ mile away); George Washington Williams (approx. ¼ mile away); Cincinnati Bell Telephone Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

Regarding Kinsey Flats. According to Centennial History of Cincinnati and Representative Citizens, Vol. 2 by Charles Theodore Greve, the company initially was operated by Ebenezer Ammidown Kinsey. A native of Cincinnati's Mt. Auburn neighborhood, Kinsey began his career with Post & Company as an office boy after graduation from school. He worked his way up to company vice president, then purchased its mercantile department in December 1890 and later renamed it E.A. Kinsey Company. Kinsey died in 1894 at just 28 years of age, but his company continued to

Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, February 24, 2019

2. Kinsey Flats Marker

The building now houses apartments.

operate for at least another two decades.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 626 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.