Union Trust Building
National Register of Historic Places

Union Trust Building

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Listed
August 28, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
08000802

About this property

The Renaissance Cincinnati Downtown Hotel (previously known as the Bartlett Building and the Union Trust Building) is a historic building in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, located at 4th & Walnut Street. The 19-story tower was the tallest building in the state for 3 years until completion of the Fourth & Walnut Center. The Union Trust Building was dedicated January 1, 1901. In 1985, the skyscraper was renamed for its new owners, The Bartlett Company. The company sold the building for $8 million in 2006. At the time, it was also home to Fosdick & Hilmer (engineering firm), an American Airlines reservation center, CVS Pharmacy, Phillip Bortz Jewelers, and Jimmy John's among many others. In June 2010, after a second failed sale of the building, Fifth Third Bank foreclosed on the property and all tenants vacated the building. An affiliate of Columbus real estate firm E.V. Bishoff Co. acquired the building on February 8, 2013 for $535,000, ending more than five years of legal limbo for the vacant tower. In May of that same year, it was announced that the building would be converted into a $33 million hotel. On July 25, 2014, Columbia Sussex reopened the building as the Renaissance Cincinnati Downtown Hotel with 283 rooms, 40 suites, eight meeting rooms, and nearly 14,400 square feet of total meeting space. It became the third Renaissance Hotels branded hotel in Ohio. The onsite restaurant has been branded D. Burnham's, a tribute to the building's architect Daniel Burnham.

Location

36 E. 4th St.
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
39.10028, -84.51156

Categories

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Sources

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When was Union Trust Building listed on the National Register?

Union Trust Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 2008.

What type of historic resource is Union Trust Building?

Union Trust Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Union Trust Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1901.

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