Westwood Town Center Historic District
Also known as: See Also: Samuel Hannaford and Sons TR in Hamilton County
Why it's listed
Westwood's town center in Cincinnati is a small district of seven landmark buildings clustered around the triangular lot of the Westwood Town Hall. The village bought the land in 1884, and the Queen Anne hall, designed by local architects Charles Crapsey and William R. Brown, held village functions and fire equipment. After Westwood was annexed to Cincinnati in 1896, the building passed to the city with the condition that it be kept for community use. It later housed a YMCA, a conservatory of music, theatrical groups and art classes. Around it stand two churches by Samuel Hannaford and Sons, built thirty years apart: the High Victorian Gothic Methodist church of 1896 and the Presbyterian church of 1926. The district also includes a firehouse, a telephone company building, a Jacobethan Revival elementary school and a library. Together they show a range of late nineteenth and early twentieth century building styles and the growth of a farm village into a suburb.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the district holds good examples of Queen Anne, High Victorian Gothic, Jacobethan Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Frank Lloyd Wright Modern and Renaissance Revival architecture, all by important local architects. The buildings also reflect the growth of Westwood from a farm village to a residential suburb, and its religious, educational, governmental and communications history.
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 74001515, listed December 2, 1974. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Epworth and Harrison Aves., Cincinnati |
|---|---|
| County | Hamilton County |
| Listed | December 2, 1974 |
| Reference number | 74001515 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1888-1930 |
| Architect / builder | Charles Crapsey and William R. Brown (Town Hall); Samuel Hannaford and Sons (Westwood United Methodist Church and Westwood First Presbyterian Church) |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, High Victorian Gothic, Jacobethan Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Classic Revival, Second Renaissance Revival, Frank Lloyd Wright Modern |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is marked good and altered. Buildings are in government, commercial, educational and religious use, and the town hall has housed theatrical groups and art classes. |
| Acreage | 11.5 |
| Coordinates | 39.14916, -84.59889 (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 74001515.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7989916
- This listing as JSON
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