Hotel Metropole | |
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| Location | 609 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio[1] |
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| Coordinates | 39°06′11″N 84°30′43″W / 39.10306°N 84.51194°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Joseph G. Steinkamp & Brother |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000443[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 18, 2009[1] |
Designed by Joseph G. Steinkamp & Brother, the Neoclassical-styled[2] Hotel Metropole opened in 1912 in downtown Cincinnati as a 10-story hotel. In 1924 an 11th floor penthouse apartment was added. In 1971 the building was converted to low-income housing with retail and restaurants on the first floor.[3]
In June 2009 the building was added to the NRHP and later that year it was announced that it would be converted into a 21c Museum Hotel[3] with "156 guest rooms, a contemporary art museum with more than 8,000 square feet of exhibition space, a restaurant, and meeting space."[2] The renovated hotel was later inducted into Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in 2019, and it remains a member in 2022.[4]
