{"nrhp_refnum":"80003044","name":"Cincinnati Work House and Hospital","other_names":["Cincinnati Correctional Institute"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3208 Colerain Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.14237125300008,"lon":-84.53701916199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large brick workhouse and attached hospital at 3208 Colerain Avenue in the Camp Washington area of Cincinnati, Ohio, built 1867-1869 for the City of Cincinnati and designed by Anderson and Hannaford.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is a significant example of nineteenth century functional architecture built for a specific purpose. It was part of a thematic group of works by architect Samuel Hannaford. Its Romanesque-influenced, eclectic design features a 510-foot, 31-bay facade with battlemented pavilions.","narrative":"Built between 1867 and 1869 for the City of Cincinnati, this workhouse and attached hospital stands at 3208 Colerain Avenue in Camp Washington. Architects Anderson and Hannaford designed the long brick building, whose symmetrical front runs 510 feet with 31 bays that give an arcaded look. A tall central pavilion carries a bracketed Mansard roof and cupola, while battlemented corner pavilions with corbeling and bartizans add a Romanesque flavor. The facility opened in November 1869 and cost $470,832. By 1875 the grounds held cell wings for 360 men and 240 women, a chapel, workshops and a stable, all enclosed by a fieldstone wall. Inmates made shoes and castings for local firms. The workhouse closed from 1920 to 1927, then resumed use. Its listing rests on its value as a nineteenth century building designed for one specific purpose, even though it was in poor condition and the city opposed the nomination.","period_of_significance":"1867-1869","architect_builder":"Architects Samuel Hannaford and Edw. Anderson; builder Robert Allison","architectural_style":"Eclectic, with Romanesque features","criteria":[],"status_note":"Interior and exterior condition listed as poor; the city was ordered to vacate it as a jail because of deterioration and structural deficiencies, and the inventory lists it as endangered by abandonment.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:13.044607-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003044.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003044/4c808d0255-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003044/4c808d0255-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valley_Park_in_Cincinnati.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valley_Park_in_Cincinnati.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985360","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Work_House_and_Hospital","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5120333"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/cincinnati-work-house-and-hospital-80003044/"}