Glencoe-Auburn Hotel and Clecoe-Auburn Place Row Houses
Why it's listed
Glencoe-Auburn is a self-contained hillside neighborhood in Cincinnati's Mount Auburn area, built between 1884 and 1891. Six detached brick buildings enclose four streets and hold 54 row houses and flats. Four are Italianate row house groups with simple bracketed sheet-metal cornices and carved sandstone lintels. A fifth looks almost identical, and the sixth, a Queen Anne building with a sandstone façade and conical corner turret, began as a hotel. Builder Jethro Mitchell apparently developed the complex as rental income, and residents were mostly middle-class workers. Later it declined, earning the nickname "the Hole," and a 1964 rent strike by tenants led to its inclusion in city redevelopment. A 1970s rehabilitation won awards but altered the interiors heavily and removed some units. The complex was listed for its representation of nineteenth-century brick urban row house architecture. At nomination, the buildings were unoccupied.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the complex is a distinctive representation of 19th-century brick urban row house architecture in Cincinnati under Criterion C. Its stair-step profile and simple Italianate detailing with sheet-metal cornices reflect the period's shift to manufactured architectural materials. It also has social history, including a 1964 rent strike and a later award-winning rehabilitation.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 03001286, listed December 10, 2003. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Glencoe Place, Leroy Court, View Court, Cincinnati |
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| County | Hamilton County |
| Listed | December 10, 2003 |
| Reference number | 03001286 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | ca. 1884 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian / Italianate / Queen Anne |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Buildings are all unoccupied; residents were relocated by the City, and the grounds are unattended. The 101-121 Leroy Court units are boarded and in poor condition. |
| Acreage | 4 |
| Coordinates | 39.12288, -84.51017 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 03001286.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5568255
- This listing as JSON
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