Building template

   

Times-Star Building

Cincinnati Times-Star Building

800 Broadway

H. Eldridge Hannaford for S. Hannaford & Sons Architects

1933

National Register of Historic Places


The Cincinnati Times-Star building is one of Cincinnati’s finest examples of Art Deco architecture. The exterior of the building is adorned with limestone carvings and intricate metalwork. The interior lobby is full of artistic details carved in marble, cast in plaster and molded in metal. It is a masterpiece building by the Hannaford firm that is listed in  the National Register of Historic Places. 


The limestone exterior is covered with carved figures from the history of printing. Legendary people are honored with huge carvings on the side facades. The intricate brass grating above the main entry displays 12 figures from this history of printing cast in nickel. 


The interior features fluted marble columns with carvings of geometric patterns and animal figures. Cast nickel printers’ marks adorn the marble walls. The coffered ceiling is highly detailed, featuring geometric Deco designs in cast plaster with a gold finish and eagle medallions in the ceiling. 


The newspaper was produced on the building’s first six floors, with the majority of the tower portion serving as office space. The figures on each corner of the tower represent virtues of the printing and publishing business: truth, progress, patriotism, and speed.


In 1958 the Times-Star merged with another afternoon newspaper, the Cincinnati Post. After the Post ceased publication in 2007, the Times-Star Building was purchased by Hamilton County and now houses Hamilton County Juvenile Court., Part of the lobby is open to the public to view these amazing details.


Share by: