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Our mission is to empower and educate people to value, preserve and save Greater Cincinnati’s historic buildings, communities, landscapes and stories.

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Cemetery Cleanup Workshop Canceled

Our cemetery cleanup workshop scheduled for Sunday, October 18, at 1 p.m. at United Colored American Cemetery has been canceled. Cold temperatures will leave the headstones too cold for the cleaning solution to work properly.

We’ll work to schedule another cleanup opportunity in the spring, when both the weather and the stones are warmer.

In the meantime, we encourage you to visit United Colored American Cemetery, enjoy its beautiful landscape, and reflect on the lives and stories represented there.

Thank you for your understanding and willingness to help care for this historic place. Stay tuned for a spring cleanup date! by @cincinnatipreservation

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🎉 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔!

We're looking forward to welcoming attendees from across the region for a day of learning, networking, and meaningful conversation about the future of historic preservation.

And at the heart of the program: the unveiling of 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢'𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫.

In 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐲𝐩𝐤𝐞𝐦𝐚'𝐬 own words: “The fact that 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬 speaks to the desirability of those neighborhoods but also belies the claim that historic districts are somehow deterrents to growth.”

Purchase yours at cincinnatipreservation.org/fallforum

#FallForum2026 #EconomicImpact #HistoricPreservation #RegisterNow #CincinnatiPreservation by @cincinnatipreservation

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The Emery Theater has received 5 Preservation awards this year: Retrofit magazine's 2026 Metamorphosis Award, Cincinnati Preservation's Preservation Champion Award, The Commercial Real Estate Development Association's Community Impact of the Year Award, Heritage Ohio's Historic Theater of the Year Award, and a State Historic Preservation Office Award!

Read more here: https://www.broadwayworld.com/cincinnati/article/Emery-Theater-Earns-Five-Awards-for-Preservation-and-Community-Impact-20261007 by @cincinnatipreservation

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🎬𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲!

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 by @cincinnatipreservation

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📖 Join us for Terminology Tuesday, a series focused on architectural terminology. Each post provides a clear definition of a commonly used building term. A 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 is a horizontal band of masonry that visually divides stories on a building. Cincinnati’s Italianate commercial and civic buildings often use stringcourses to emphasize vertical rhythm while clearly separating floors. This brick masonry former school building in Columbia Tusculum features a limestone stringcourse running between the second and third stories, do you see it connected to the window lintels on the second story?

#HistoricPreservation #ArchitecturalHistory #TerminologyTuesday by @cincinnatipreservation

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The Wyandot Removal Trail is a series of historical markers through Ohio commemorating the removal of the Wyandot in 1843. The markers identify locations of Wyandot campsites during this journey and are collaboratively written by the Cultural Division of Wyandotte Nation and UC students and faculty.

The Lebanon marker is located in Cedar City Park and was the last city the Wyandot passed through before their final encampment in Sharonville.

The Noth Bend marker is located in William Henry Harrison Riverfront Park, where the Wyandots, now traveling on steamboats, paused to bid farewell to their Ohio homelands. by @cincinnatipreservation

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📅 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟓 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲!

New research. New numbers. A new look at the economic power of preservation.

On October 23, Donovan Rypkema of PlaceEconomics will present the findings of Cincinnati’s first comprehensive study examining the economic impact of historic preservation.

Be there for the debut at the 31st Annual Fall Forum.

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

#FallForum2026 #EconomicImpact #HistoricPreservation #NeighborhoodsMatter #PreserveCincinnati by @cincinnatipreservation

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We hope to see you 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 for Cincinnati Preservation's Executive Director, Beth Johnson's talk, 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢!

This talk is presented by the 𝐖𝐲𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 as part of their 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝟐𝟓𝟎 programming.

📍Wyoming Civic Center
1 Worthington Ave. by @cincinnatipreservation

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📖 Welcome to Terminology Tuesday! Each week we define an architectural term you’ve probably walked past before. A 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐤𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 is the solid panel below a storefront display window, traditionally made of wood, tile, or stone. Preserving original bulkheads helps maintain the historic character of Cincinnati’s commercial corridors. This Central Business District storefront features bulkheads below the glass on the storefront.

#HistoricPreservation #ArchitecturalHistory #TerminologyTuesday by @cincinnatipreservation

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We talk a lot about preservation as economic development.

𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬.

Cincinnati Preservation commissioned PlaceEconomics to take a data-driven look at what historic preservation contributes to our city today.

𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐲𝐩𝐤𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟑.

Join us to be among the first to learn what the research reveals.

#FallForum2026 #EconomicImpact #HistoricPreservation #CincinnatiPreservation #PreserveCincinnati by @cincinnatipreservation

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Every historic building has a story, and we love helping uncover it!

Cincinnati Preservation Executive Director Beth Johnson once again joined WVXU’s Bill Rinehart for “OKI Wanna Know” to help answer a listener’s question, this time about Belsaw, Thomas Sherlock’s former home in Clifton.

We love working with WVXU to share the stories behind the places that make Cincinnati special. And we love that listeners are so interested in our unique architecture and rich history. That curiosity helps build appreciation for the places and stories worth preserving.

Thank you to Bill and WVXU for keeping local history in the spotlight, and to everyone who keeps asking questions!

Listen and read the story here⁠: https://www.wvxu.org/local-news/2026-09-30/oki-wanna-know-thomas-sherlock-clifton-baron by @cincinnatipreservation

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📅 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔!

We're looking forward to welcoming community leaders, preservation advocates, other heritage professionals and enthusiasts for 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫.

Did you know the most economically productive 5% of Cincinnati is historic? 🏛️📈
At Fall Forum 2026, keynote speaker Donovan Rypkema will reveal groundbreaking new research from @PlaceEconomics on the true economic power of Cincinnati’s historic neighborhoods.

Last year's event sold out, and only a handful of tickets remain this year.

If you haven't purchased your ticket, do it now!: cincinnatipreservation.org/fallforum

#FallForum2026 #EconomicImpact #HistoricPreservation #RegisterToday #PreserveCincinnati by @cincinnatipreservation

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