Central Business District in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Taft Museum of Art
Baum-Longworth-Sinton-Taft House
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
1. Taft Museum of Art Marker
This Federal house was begun about 1820 for Martin Baum (1765-1831), one of Cincinnati's early merchants. Art patron and abolitionist Nicholas Longworth (1782-1863) lived here for more than thirty years and commissioned the notable landscape murals in the foyer painted by African-American artist Robert S. Duncanson (1821-1872). Iron magnate David Sinton (1808-1900), the subsequent owner, bequeathed the house to his daughter Anna Sinton Taft (1852?-1931). She and her husband Charles Phelps Taft (1843-1929), older half-brother of William Howard Taft (1857-1930), who accepted his party's nomination for president from the portico in 1908, assembled the acclaimed art collection displayed here. Bequeathed to the people of Cincinnati in 1927, the Taft Museum of Art opened to the public in 1932. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973.
Erected 2002 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Docents of the Taft Museum of Art, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 24-31.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #27 William Howard Taft, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.
Location.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Robert S. Duncanson (here, next to this marker); Corporal Merrill Laws Ricketts Marine Corps Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bottoms (about 500 feet away); Lytle Park (about 600 feet away); Famous Lytle Neighbors (about 600 feet away); A Beginning . . . (about 600 feet away); Fort Washington (about 600 feet away); The Taft Museum (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.
Also see . . . History of the Taft Museum of Art. (Submitted on November 15, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
2. Taft Museum of Art and Markers
Robert S. Duncanson marker to left.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
3. Taft Museum of Art
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 16, 2011
4. Taft Museum of Art Marker, Pike Street and East 4th Street
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,488 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 15, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on May 20, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
