The World's Most Beautiful Places
The historic Dewitt Long Home, is the oldest remaining dwelling in Oxford, Township, Ohio. It was constructed by Zachariah Price DeWitt in 1805. Originally from New Jersey, Zachariah settled first in Kentucky near Bardstown, and ultimately made his way, along with his wife (Elizabeth Teets), and seven children to newly available land in what would become Ohio. Zachariah established a sawmill, and built this among a number of other buildings in the area.
The roofless church built in New Harmony Indiana, in 1960. It was intended as an open air interdenominational church. The building was designed by Philip Johnson, known for his modern, and post-modern architecture.
The Roofless Church is one of a number of interesting features of New Harmony, a unique village in southwest Indiana, originally created by religious order known as the Rappites. They are also known as Harmonists, after the official name of their community, the Harmony Society. Robert Owen, a wealthy industrialist purchased the entire town from the Rappites in 1825, with the goal of creating the ideal Utopia, an experiment that failed within two years. The town also known as the second headquarters of the US Geologic Society, in large part because of Robert Owen.
The Esquire Theatre originally opened in 1911 as a silent film and live events on stage. Today it is a venue for independent, foreign, retro, low-budget and commercial films
The Clifton Gaslight Historic District is famous for its working gas street lamps, the oldest of which dates back to 1843. A unique Cincinnati neighborhood, Clifton borders the University of Cincinnati, Mt Storm Park, Burnet Woods, and the Rawson Nature Preserve.