Cincinnati & Suburban Telephone Company Building

At the time it was built, it boasted the world's longest straight switchboard with positions for 88 operators.

Current OwnerCincinnati Bell
Historic StatusListed on the NRHP on April 20, 1985.
Unique FeaturesThe façade is decorated with carvings that reflect communication technology including carvings of rotary telephones in a freeze that wraps the building above the second floor level.
Completion Date1931
Original FunctionTelephone switching building
StyleArt Deco
ArchitectHarry Hake
209 W. Seventh St., Cincinnati, OH 45202