Race Street Historic District

{{short description|Historic district in Ohio, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{NRIS only|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Race Street Historic District

| nrhp_type = hd

| nocat = yes

| image = Race Street Historic District building.jpg

| caption = One of the buildings in the district

| location = Roughly, along Race, W. 6th and W. 7th Sts. and Shillito Pl., Cincinnati, Ohio

| coordinates = {{coord|39|6|11|N|84|30|54|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Ohio#USA

| area = {{convert|30|acre|m2}}

| built = 1926

| architect = Elzner & Anderson; et al.

| architecture = Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

| added = August 04, 1995

| refnum = 95000878 {{NRISref|2008a}}

}}

Race Street Historic District is a registered historic district in Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1995. It contains 24 contributing buildings.

A notable building in this historic district is the former John Shillito Company department store. It has been converted into luxury apartments and businesses. A significant feature of the building is the restoration of the skylit atrium that was part of the original building designed by Samuel Hannaford.

Historic uses

  • Business
  • Professional
  • Specialty Store
  • Department Store
  • Sport Facility

Notes