West End in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Gamble House

1850

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

1. The Gamble House Marker

Inscription.
Home of James Gamble
founder of Proctor and Gamble
Re-Dedicated in 1992

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1992.

Location. 39° 6.458′ N, 84° 31.338′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in West End. It is on Clark Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is about 100 feet east of John Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 422 Clark Street, Cincinnati OH 45203, 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 marker: The Betts House, 1804 (a few steps from this marker); The Oldest Jewish Cemetery West of the Allegheny Mountains (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chestnut Street Cemetery / Two Centuries of Jewish Cincinnati (about 300 feet away); Gaines High School / Peter H. Clark (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Miami and Erie Canal (approx. 0.2 miles away); Laurel-Lincoln World War II Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert L. McCook Monument / Friedrich Hecker Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Hecker (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

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marker. This bronze tablet misspells Mr. Gamble’s partner’s name. It is spelled “Procter”. It also ignores the style used by The Procter & Gamble Company to refer to itself by using the word “and” instead of the ampersand.

Also see . . . Procter & Gamble. (Submitted on November 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

The Gamble House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

2. The Gamble House and Marker

Marker is to right of bottom right window.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,358 times since then and 119 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.