Cincinnati Union Terminal, Mail Handling Building, Bounded by McLean, Sherman & Liberty Avenues & Conrail Railroad, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Summary
Significance: This building is part of a grouping of structures erected as part of one of the most monumental complexes in America in the Art Deco style. The passenger terminal, HABS OH-75, is the centerpiece of the complex and is widely regarded as an example of monumental Art Deco public architecture, representing an early break with Neoclassical traditions with its unique dome form. While the mail handling building is clearly subordinate to the passenger terminal, it is related by virtue of its styling, massing and use of materials. The building is also significant for its role in mail distribution and in the history of railroad transportation of the mails.
Survey number: HABS OH-705-A
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cincinnati ohio
cincinnati
union
terminal
cincinnati union terminal
mail
mclean
sherman
liberty
liberty avenues
conrail
railroad
conrail railroad
hamilton
hamilton county
ohio
historic american buildings survey
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neoclassicism
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library of congress
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Cincinnati (Ohio)
,
39.09990, -84.53528
Source
Library of Congress
Link
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html