Central Business District in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, February 24, 2019
1. Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club National Register Marker
National Register of
Historic Places
by the National Park Service
United States
Department of Interior
Feb. 17, 1983
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.
Location. 39° 6.16′ N, 84° 30.944′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in the Central Business District. Marker is on Shillito Place west of Race Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 Shillito Pl, Cincinnati OH 45202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cincinnati Bell Telephone Building (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Henry Harrison (about 600 feet away); Covenant - First Presbyterian Church (about 700 feet away); Herzog Studio (1945-1955) / Hank Williams at Herzog (approx. 0.2 miles away); Piatt Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise and the Plum Street Temple (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wiltsee Undertaker (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fuldner Mortuary (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.
Regarding Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club.
this page online
The Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club was organized in 1853; among the original organizers were Thomas and Joseph Emery, Cincinnati industrialists,: J. B. Trevor, John A. Townley and Rutherford B. Hayes. The original home of the organization was at the Apollo Building and was later removed to the Commercial Building and then to the Old Grand Opera House, where a fire in January 1901 required the relocation of the organization. It was temporarily housed and quarters rented from Thomas Emery at the southwest comer of Shillito Place and Race Street. A fundraising effort was begun in February 1901 with a letter signed by M. C. Longenecker, Superintendent. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Warner and Atkins after a committee of the organization toured similar facilities throughout the country and in particular facilities of a like nature in the northeastern portion of the United States. The cornerstone was laid on April 26, 1902, and the building was constructed at a cost of $64,000.00 for the structure.…
Also see . . . Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club (PDF). National Register nomination and photographs. (National Archives) (Submitted on December 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, February 24, 2019
2. Second Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club Marker
This plaque notes that the Cincinnati City Council designated it a a local historic structure on June 29, 1985.
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, February 24, 2019
3. Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
