Posted October 11, 200816 yr Quaint Ohio River towns are always fun. Down the road in Higginsport sits this great old school from 1880
October 11, 200816 yr There were a few kids that lived in New Richmond that would commute in every day to my highschool in Hyde Park...talk about a far drive. I had never seen New Richmond before, but it looks like a cute, charming town.
October 11, 200816 yr Nice set of photos, Ink. New Richmond looks to be a picturesque River town for the most part with its old commercial buildings (some pre-Civil War) nicely maintained and occupied. The blocky, modernist "brutalism" style inspired River Hills Bank building does little to enhance it's quaint surroundings. Contrast that with the 1880's Higginsport School building, a classic building that tells the observer it is a building specifically made for institutional or public use just by looking at it. HGTV has featured a number of historic school buildings which individuals and couples have bought and converted into unique open-loft type residences with great success. Not a single school building on the TV show looked quite as impressive as the Higginsport example. The numerous broken upstairs windows tell me the local populace has little respect for this rare 1880's survivor. Wonder how much longer it will survive? One can tell it was very well-built and with proper maintenance and repair could easily survive another century or two. I'll have to put both New Richmond and Higginsport on my list of places to visit. Thanks!
October 11, 200816 yr It looks a hell of a lot better than last time I was there. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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