The World's Most Beautiful Places
The Tyler Davidson Fountain at night in Fountain Square – Cincinnati, Ohio.
Fountain square was built in 1871, and is considered the symbolic center of Cincinnati. The fountain was built in memory of Tyler Davidson, by Henry Probasco. Probasco commissioned the fountain from Ferdinand von Millerhad and named it the Genius of Water.
Circle Tower is a great example of Art Deco architecture, and is part of the Washington Street – Monument Circle Historic District. Finished in the 1930’s it includes the pictured doorway, With an arched doorway covered in carved granite figures, and a bronze screen displaying hieroglyphic-style figures, the doorway is a reflection of the time in which it was built. Only eight years prior to the building’s completion, Howard Carter had discovered the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen in Egypt, and Egyptology was highly popular.
Website – History of Art Deco
The Fire Company 16 Firehouse is the oldest remaining historic fire station in Cincinnati. Its located in the hilltop neighborhood of Walnut Hills, which was annexed by the city in 1869. The construction of the firehouse, in 1870 was one of the conditions for annexation into Cincinnati. The building was designed by Samuel Hannaford, and is an example of the Italianate architectural style common at that time.
Fire Company 16, used steam-powered fire engines, until motorized fire trucks were introduced in 1918. The station was disbanded in 1978, after a fire damaged the building the previous year.
The building to the right of it, is another historic structure, known as the Hamilton House.