Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club | |
Location: | 111 Shillito Pl., Cincinnati, Ohio |
Coordinates: | 39.1025°N -84.5153°W |
Built: | 1902 |
Architect: | Warner & Atkins |
Architecture: | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival |
Added: | February 17, 1983 |
Refnum: | 83001978 |
Designated Other1: | CLHL |
The Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club is a historic building in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Located on Shillito Place in the city's downtown, it was built for a club of the same name. Founded in 1853 by a group of Cincinnati elites, including Rutherford B. Hayes, the society chose to erect a new headquarters in 1902; at the time of its completion, this four-story building was hailed as one of the country's best athletic facilities, second only to the gymnasium at Columbia University in New York City.[1]
A Second Renaissance Revival building designed by John Scudder Adkins of the firm Werner and Adkins, the building is built of brick with stone and metal elements.[2] Among these elements are rusticated stone courses, a molded balustrade, and trimmed windows. In recognition of its distinctive and historically significant architecture, the club building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.