National Register of Historic Places

Laurel Homes Historic District

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Listed
May 18, 1987
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
87000690

About this property

Laurel Homes Historic District is a registered historic district in Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1987. It contained 29 contributing buildings. All but three of the historic low-income public housing projects was razed between 2000–02 to make way for new condominiums. Laurel Homes was established in 1938 with 1303 units of low income housing. An adjacent property of 1015 units, Lincoln Court, opened in 1942 to black families only. Apartments at Laurel Homes were leased to both white and to lesser degree, black, families, making it nominally one of the first integrated housing projects in the United States. Laurel Homes was the second largest Public Works Administration public housing project in the country. Woolworth Building in Lexington, Kentucky by the same architect, Frederick W. Garber. National Register of Historic Places listings in Cincinnati, Ohio Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog: Laurel Homes Building B Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog: Laurel Homes Historic District

Location

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
39.11172, -84.52493

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Over-the-Rhine Historic District (Boundary Increase)
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Cincinnati Music Hall
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Nearby Battles

Morgan's Raid – Southgate and Newport, Ohio Crossing
1863Civil War
2.6 mi

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When was Laurel Homes Historic District listed on the National Register?

Laurel Homes Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Laurel Homes Historic District?

Laurel Homes Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Laurel Homes Historic District?

The period of significance for Laurel Homes Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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