Camp Washington in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

First Glass Door Oven

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

1. First Glass Door Oven Marker

Inscription. The first full-size glass door oven was invented and manufactured here by Ernst H. Huenefeld of The Huenefeld Company in 1909. Specially designed and patented sheet metal frames in the door allowed for expansion and contraction of the glass. The large window, guaranteed against steaming up or breaking from heat, allowed users to view their baking without opening the oven door. Huenefeld had acquired this property in 1903 for a new factory. The Huenefeld Company, established in 1872 on Pearl Street, moved its manufacturing here in 1904 from its downtown Cincinnati locations. The company, in operation until its sale in 1966, was widely known as a manufacturer of ranges, stoves, ovens, heaters, furnaces, refrigerators, washing machines, and other household products. A standard feature in homes today, the glass door oven was a technological breakthrough in 1909.

Erected 2003 by Cincinnati Preservation Association and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 59-31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection

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series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 39° 7.845′ N, 84° 32.221′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Camp Washington. It is at the intersection of Spring Grove Avenue and Straight Street, on the right when traveling south on Spring Grove Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2701 Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45225, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Building a Community in Churches and Schools (approx. 0.7 miles away); Camp Washington World War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mohawk Honor Roll (approx. 0.9 miles away); Crosley Field (approx. one mile away); Site of Home Plate Crosley Field

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

2. First Glass Door Oven Marker

Looking south along Spring Grove Avenue.

(approx. one mile away); Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion (approx. one mile away); The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives (approx. one mile away); Camp Joy (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

Also see . . . History of The Huenefeld Company. Can be accessed through the University of Cincinnati company histories website. (Submitted on November 25, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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

3. First Glass Door Oven Marker

The former Huenefeld Company building.

The Huenefeld Company image. Click for full size.

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

4. The Huenefeld Company

Building now a KOI Auto Parts warehouse.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,781 times since then and 132 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 25, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.