Posted October 30, 200816 yr As multi-family housing is an indicator of urbanity, I thought I'd try to pull together a sampling from Hamillton. Thread dedicated to the memory of Hensel Place Apartment Burnt and demolished summer 2008 DORETTA APARTMENTS, 1895 - a beautiful victorian shingle facade is hidden under the vinyl FITTON FLATS, 1905 DORONA FLATS, 1907 - constructed by Joseph Doron who also did the Doretta Apartments VERONA APARTMENTS, 1908 DAVIS APARTMENTS, 1914 HEMDIL FLATS, 1918 PARK TERRACE FLATS, 1918 RANDOMNESS Cincinnati's Avondale or Rossville? VICTORY APARTMENTS, 1944 DOUBLES Not technically a double, I suppose Don't ask me
October 30, 200816 yr Odd assortment...kind of what Hamilton is in a nutshell to me. :laugh: Either way, I like those Park Terrace Flats a lot. The Fall colors really help sell them.
October 30, 200816 yr Odd assortment...kind of what Hamilton is in a nutshell to me. :laugh: Either way, I like those Park Terrace Flats a lot. The Fall colors really help sell them. You'll be pleased to know that they're vacant (so it seems when you walk by).
October 30, 200816 yr Odd assortment...kind of what Hamilton is in a nutshell to me. :laugh: Either way, I like those Park Terrace Flats a lot. The Fall colors really help sell them. You'll be pleased to know that they're vacant (so it seems when you walk by). Indeed; it is currently on the market for $425,000. http://sibcycline.com/viewlisting.asp?mls=1147319&b=CIN&p=MULT&s=APTM&m=0&sender=SearchResults&a=125-Park-Ave-Hamilton-West-OH-45013 The entablature is in bad shape, so it needs help quickly.
October 30, 200816 yr ^It's also interesting to notice that they've been painted more recently. The Sibcy Cline photo:
October 30, 200816 yr Odd assortment...kind of what Hamilton is in a nutshell to me. :laugh: Either way, I like those Park Terrace Flats a lot. The Fall colors really help sell them. You'll be pleased to know that they're vacant (so it seems when you walk by). Indeed; it is currently on the market for $425,000. http://sibcycline.com/viewlisting.asp?mls=1147319&b=CIN&p=MULT&s=APTM&m=0&sender=SearchResults&a=125-Park-Ave-Hamilton-West-OH-45013 The entablature is in bad shape, so it needs help quickly. No, they are all occupied. I walk by their every day and see the school kids come out of the units.
October 30, 200816 yr Well, consider me proven wrong, and thanks for the tip. I honestly wouldn't have known from the looks of it. For sale nonetheless.
October 30, 200816 yr No, they are all occupied. I walk by their every day and see the school kids come out of the units. Good news.
October 30, 200816 yr I think it's cool that in the middle of sprawl central Butler county, there is urban Hamilton. Good pictures!
October 30, 200816 yr You can definately see the mixture of Dayton and Cincinnati architecture in that city. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 30, 200816 yr This is a very nice set of multiple occupancy housing photos covering several decades from the late 1800's to the 1940's. It is interesting to note the early structures were more ornate and prestigious-looking. In the late 1800's there was a certain perceived social stigma in apartment dwelling. (as most repectable individuals usually lived in private detached homes) To overcome this perception, apartment builders went to extra lengths to create luxurious dwellings suitable for the well-to-do. However, to this day, apartment dwellers are sometimes considered more transient than homeowners and, as a result, somehow less dependable or trustworthy. As for the "Don't ask me" log house, it appears real and original. The concrete porch is newer, of course, but ghost marks above the doorways indicate an earlier porch was once attached. It would be interesting to learn if the house is on its original site or was moved here at some point in the past. If original to Hamilton, it could be one of the earliest structures there still standing. Sawmills in the area were turning out finished lumber by the early 1800's so a log structure may pre-date this era. If on the original site, it could have been an early farmhouse hand-built by the family which much later was surrounded by the City of Hamilton. If a later replica, it looks to be a perfect copy. Wonder if old maps or accounts mention it? Oh, sorry, you did say "don't ask"-my bad...
October 30, 200816 yr Any idea which street the "don't ask me" house was on? The house is on 'C' Street between Arch and Franklin in Rossville.
October 30, 200816 yr The auditor's site is showing the year built as 1900, which is obviously an estimation. We may never know.
October 30, 200816 yr I think Hamilton displays an amazing amount of urbanity. These beautiful apartment buildings are an example of the industrial might this city once possessed. Workers in the many wood, machine tool, hosiery and textile mills found affordable housing in these places. I find it very similar to Holyoke, Mass on the Connecticut River in western Mass where an industrialized city grew up around industry brought to life via the hydraulic canals built along their river. Hamilton once had them too. Do they still??
October 30, 200816 yr I find it very similar to Holyoke, Mass on the Connecticut River in western Mass where an industrialized city grew up around industry brought to life via the hydraulic canals built along their river. Hamilton once had them too. Do they still?? Yes, part of the Hamilton Hydralic still exists. Most of the canal (the downtown section) was filled and the remaining canal was diverted back to the Great Miami north of the present electric plant, as I understand.
October 30, 200816 yr What's the population of Hamilton now? and what about it's peak pop? Hamilton's current population is estimated at just a little more than 62,000; the city peaked in 1960 at 72,000 and fell until 2000, when the census recorded 60,690 residents.
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