Fourth & Fifth Streets
Buildings on the Tour
Fifth Third Center (Dubois Tower)
Westin Hotel
First Financial Center (Chemed Center)
The construction of the tower was the last building that was part of the 1964 masterplan.
P&G Tower Building
While P&G originally desired to build the tallest building in Cincinnati, they were challenged by the City to build the best building instead.
Park Place at Lytle (Pugh Power Building, Polk Building)
The building was the largest reinforced concrete building in the world at the time it was constructed.
550 Apartment Bldg.
One of the first new residential buildings constructed in the downtown area in decades, the building was made possible as part of a negotiation with the City and the Department of Transportation that resulted in a private corporation paying for the deck over the new interstate tunnel running under Lytle Park in exchange for the development rights.
Taft Museum
The building is considered one of the finest examples of Federal-style residential architecture.
Lytle Park
The park is one of the oldest areas of Cincinnati.
Residence Inn (Phelps Building)
Literary Club
The building was orignally the home of William Sargent, the secretary of the Northwest Territory.
Guilford Building
Formerly the site of Fort Washington, the location also once was occupied by a boardinghouse where Stephen Foster lived from 1846-1850.
University Club
Great American Tower
First new highrise office building in Cincinnati in nearly 20 years, the tower was the largest building constructed in the US in 2010.
Christ Episcopal Church
Atrium Two
The building was designed as a companion piece to Atrium One but without the stacked atria.
Ingalls Building (ACI Building, Transit Building)
It was the first reinforced concrete highrise in the world at 16 stories.
Provident Bank Building
PNC Tower (Central Trust Tower, Union Central Life Insurance Building)
When constructed, it was the tallest building in the US outside of NYC and the fifth largest building in the world.
Gidding Jenny
Fourth & Race Tower
Hooper Building
The building housed the John Church Company when originally constructed.
Textile Building
Lombardy Building
The building is the oldest apartment building in Cincinnati, the first to provide both kitchens and bathrooms in every apartment.
Cincinnati Fire Division Headquarters
Albee Arch
The arch was part of the façade of the Albee Theater that faced Fountain Square but was demolished in 1974 to make way for redevelopment.
Duke Energy Convention Center
The renovation and expansion of the 1967 original building completely changed the image and function of the facility.
Hyatt Regency Hotel
84.51/dunnhumby
The building is the North American headquarters of the London-based company.
Hilton Netherland Plaza
The public areas of the hotel are a series of complex cascading spaces that are richly decorated in the French Art Deco style.
Carew Tower
A multi-use complex, the Carew Tower, Netherland Plaza Hotel, automated parking garage, and retail arcade are at the heart of Cincinnati.
Renaissance Cincinnati Hotel (Bartlett Bldg., Union Savings & Trust Co.)
Dixie Terminal
The building's name stems from its original function as a streetcar and bus terminus for Northern Kentucky's transit system.
Formica Building
The retail arcade connected Fourth and Fifth Streets.
Duke Energy (formerly CG&E)
The building follows the classic tripartite form with a 3-story doric columned base, a 16-story tower, and a pyramidal top.
Atrium One
The building is organized around a series of stacked 4-story atria in the manner of their office building in Chicago.
Atrium Two
The building was designed as a companion piece to Atrium One but without the stacked atria.
Great American Tower
First new highrise office building in Cincinnati in nearly 20 years, the tower was the largest building constructed in the US in 2010.
Federal Reserve Bank
Lytle Park
The park is one of the oldest areas of Cincinnati.
550 Apartment Bldg.
One of the first new residential buildings constructed in the downtown area in decades, the building was made possible as part of a negotiation with the City and the Department of Transportation that resulted in a private corporation paying for the deck over the new interstate tunnel running under Lytle Park in exchange for the development rights.
Park Place at Lytle (Pugh Power Building, Polk Building)
The building was the largest reinforced concrete building in the world at the time it was constructed.
Deloitte Center
The building was once the headquarters of Chiquita Brands which was owned by American Financial Group.
PNC Center
First new highrise building in Cincinnati to depart from the conventional rectangualar shape.
Potter Stewart US Courthouse
At the time of its completion, the building housed 51 agencies of the Federal Government, having grown from 27 agencies in its previous location.
Mercantile Library
The building is the home of the Mercantile Library, a private library established in 1845 for the use of its members who were pursuing mercantile careers.
John Weld Peck Federal Building
Fountain Square
Tyler Davidson Fountain - The Genius of Water
Donated by local philanthropist, Henry Probasco, the fountain was a memorial to his brother-in-law, Tyler Davidson.
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Building
One of the most important buildings constructed in the 19th Century in Cincinnati, the building had a raw power that spoke of substance and permanance.