{"nrhp_refnum":"85000068","name":"Phoenix Building/Cincinnati Club","other_names":["Cincinnati Club Building and Annex","See Also:Phoenix Club,Sam"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"30 Garfield Pl. and 812 Race St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.104879089000065,"lon":-84.51519838999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-01-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A pair of connected club buildings at 30 Garfield Place and 812 Race Street in Cincinnati, Ohio: the four-story Phoenix Building (1893) and the ten-story Cincinnati Club Building (1924), which together house the Cincinnati Club.","why_significant":"The nomination argues both buildings are architecturally significant examples of Second Renaissance Revival design, the earlier one highly decorative and the later one more restrained. They are also tied to the Cincinnati Club, founded in 1892, whose members included prominent business and civic leaders. The Phoenix Building is the work of Samuel Hannaford and Sons, and the Club Building was designed by Garber and Woodward.","narrative":"Two linked buildings on Race Street and Garfield Place in downtown Cincinnati serve as the home of the Cincinnati Club. The four-story Phoenix Building, designed by Samuel Hannaford and Sons, was built in 1893 in brick and stone. The club acquired it in 1911. In 1924 the ten-story Cincinnati Club Building, designed by Garber and Woodward with Hannaford and Sons, was added as the first structure built specifically for the club. Both are in the Second Renaissance Revival style, the earlier building richly detailed and the later one more conservative. A three-story enclosed walkway and two tunnels join them. The newer building holds dining rooms, meeting rooms, lodging rooms and mechanical systems, while the older one holds athletic facilities. The club, founded in 1892 as the Young Businessmen's Club, drew prominent business and civic leaders. The buildings were listed for their architecture and their role in the club's long civic and social presence in Cincinnati.","period_of_significance":"1893/1924","architect_builder":"Samuel Hannaford & Sons/Garber and Woodward","architectural_style":"Second Renaissance Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in active use by the Club; described as well maintained and essentially as built, with changes to the front doors, some decoration and the ninth-floor apartments.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.755822-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85000068.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000068/15eb9a7c44-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000068/15eb9a7c44-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Greg5030","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PhoenixBuilding.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Greg5030</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PhoenixBuilding.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"80003067","name":"Ninth Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/ninth-street-historic-district-80003067/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989169","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Building/Cincinnati_Club","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14716784"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/phoenix-building-cincinnati-club-85000068/"}