Cincinnati Preservation

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢?

On October 23, we’ll have the numbers.

Join us at the 31st Annual Fall Forum as Donovan Rypkema of PlaceEconomics presents 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢.

Friday, October 23, 2026
11:15 am–1:30 pm
Hilton Netherland Plaza, Hall of Mirrors

Tickets are available now.

🌞 Happening tonight! Join us for 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤.

Paul Debono will explore Cincinnati’s Black baseball teams and their role in shaping sports, culture, and community. Enjoy a relaxing outdoor evening while learning about this fascinating chapter of local history.

Free and open to the public.

📅 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
⏰ 𝟓:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦
📍 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐮𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧
2191 Ohio Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45219

Learn more:
https://cincinnatipreservation.org/preservation-in-the-park/

🎬𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞!

Don't miss 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐢𝐭, presented by Cincinnati Preservation Young Preservationists (CPYP) and AIA Cincinnati at the historic Esquire Theatre.

Celebrate 40 years of this cult classic with fellow preservation and film fans for a fun and memorable evening downtown.

📆𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑
📍Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Ave
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 - 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝!

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭: https://dsnp.co/1YIdsl

✨ One of the best parts of Fall Forum is the opportunity to 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 who care deeply about preserving the places that tell our community's story.

At this year's Fall Forum, attendees will have the opportunity to gather for a special coffee reception before the event. Sponsored by 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐛𝐲'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲.

We look forward to welcoming everyone to 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟑 for an inspiring day of learning and conversation about the economic power of historic neighborhoods.

𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐬𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰!: cincinnatipreservation.org/fallforum

📖 It’s time again for ! The 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 is the span of time during which a property gained its historical importance. This may include the year of construction and the height of its architectural style, or it may encompass a range of years that reflects when the building’s or district’s significant historical events occurred. For the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Cedric G. Boulter and Patricia Neils House, the period of significance is 1950–1974, representing the years during which the building was constructed and remodeled in keeping with the principles of the Modern Movement.

Our economic impact report, coming out October 23rd, says nearly 50% of Cincinnati's population growth occurred in neighborhoods with historic district designations. The study also shows this 5% of the city's land accounted for almost half of its population growth from 2020 to 2024.

“There’s often this myth that historic preservation or historic districts prevent development and that it freezes things in time, and that you can’t do anything new. That’s 100% false. You can’t get another Over-the-Rhine anywhere else. You can’t get another East Walnut Hills anywhere else. You can’t get another Northside anywhere else,” she says. “They’re so incredibly unique… that people find which one’s their personality and that’s where they want to go.” - Beth Johnson, Cincinnati Preservation Executive Director.

Cincinnati historic districts drive population growth, preservationists say A report from Cincinnati Preservation is meant to bolster support for saving buildings, rather than demolishing and building new.

☎️ Now Listed in the National Register of Historic Places!

We are excited to celebrate the Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone Company Norwood Exchange, officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 14, 2026!

Located at Norwood and Langdon avenues, the exchange was constructed in the 1920s as Cincinnati & Suburban Bell rapidly expanded its telephone network throughout Greater Cincinnati. Designed by prominent Cincinnati architect Harry Hake, the building shows how even a highly functional piece of communications infrastructure could be designed with architectural distinction.

The Norwood Exchange played an important role in the evolution of telephone service in the region. In 1930, Norwood became the first exchange in the Cincinnati & Suburban Bell system to convert to dial telephone service, allowing thousands of customers to place local calls without going through an operator.

The building is also part of the legacy of Harry Hake, one of Cincinnati’s most prolific 20th-century architects, whose work can be found throughout the region.

Today, the Norwood Exchange is a reminder that the infrastructure behind everyday life has a history, too. Buildings like this tell the story of changing technology, growing communities, and the systems that connected Greater Cincinnati to one another.

Its National Register listing recognizes both the architectural significance of the building and its important role in the development of modern communications in Greater Cincinnati.

Congratulations to the Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone Company Norwood Exchange on this national recognition!

✨ 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐱𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔!

Community partnerships like this help make meaningful conversations about preservation, economic vitality, and neighborhood investment possible.

We are grateful for the Maxwell Weaver Foundations' commitment to the places that make Greater Cincinnati unique and for helping bring this year's important conversation to our community.

For 50 years, Oktoberfest Zinzinnati has been celebrating Cincinnati’s German cultural heritage through food, b**r, music, and dancing.

Few American cities have German heritage as deep or as influential as Cincinnati’s—a place where German language, architecture, music, food, and b**r shaped nearly every aspect of daily life. That legacy is still visible today in neighborhoods like Over-the-Rhine, where innovative brewers used underground lagering tunnels to store and perfect their b**rs before modern refrigeration existed.

In 1975, the German-American Citizens League proposed creating a citywide Oktoberfest celebration as part of America’s Bicentennial festivities in 1976. That festival has grown into America's largest Oktoberfest, bringing a record 808,300 attendees last year.

Photo Credit: Cincinnati Enquirer, Donauschwaben youth group dancers at Oktoberfest 1981

✨ 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫, 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐮𝐞𝐫 & 𝐉𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫!

We’re grateful to 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐮𝐞𝐫 & 𝐉𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 for their generous support of 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 and for helping make this year’s event possible.

Their partnership helps Cincinnati Preservation bring together our community for meaningful conversations about historic places, the neighborhoods that define Cincinnati, and the role preservation can play in our city’s future.

Thank you, 𝐅𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬, for investing in the places and stories that make Greater Cincinnati unique!