St. Peter's Lick Run Historic District
Why it's listed
Three stone buildings and a frame shed along Queen City Avenue in Cincinnati's South Fairmount neighborhood make up this small district. A one-story church from about 1840, a two-story hip-roofed school from the early 1850s and a stonemason's house from about 1849 sit close together beside the sidewalk. The church began as a residence and served a German Catholic congregation from 1843 to 1869. The house was built by Nicholas Schwab, a German stonemason, who lived there until 1881. All three stone buildings now serve as homes, and stucco applied before 1940 is the main change to their rough-faced stone walls. The group is the oldest surviving trace of a German Catholic settlement west of the Mill Creek. Its church and school are the second oldest of their kind in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and they date from a formative period for the city's German Catholics, when German immigration was rising sharply. The shed is counted as noncontributing.
Significance in brief: The district is argued to be significant under Criterion A as the oldest remnant of a German Catholic settlement west of the Mill Creek in Cincinnati. It holds the second oldest German Catholic church and school in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The church and school were the earliest institutions of the German Catholic community, showing the importance of religion in its life.
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 89001453, listed October 4, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2145--2153 Queen City Ave., Cincinnati |
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| County | Hamilton County |
| Listed | October 4, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89001453 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1844-1869 |
| Architect / builder | Nicholas Schwab (stonemason's house, 2145 Queen City Avenue) |
| Architectural style | Other: 1-story Gable Front; 1-story Side Gable; 2-story Hip Roof |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | European, Exploration/Settlement, Religion |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Buildings are in good condition; the three stone buildings are used as residences, and the stucco coating applied before 1940 is the only major alteration. |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Coordinates | 39.14588, -84.57126 (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).
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 89001453.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7591396
- This listing as JSON
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