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TOE COMMERCIAL TRtheinnunty®®®®®®®®lt;?) ® ® ® ® ®® The contest which ended last ®®®Thursday night was of considerable ® value from an historical standpoint. ®®Local historians yesterday gratification when the®®®question (*) editor presented to them proof of® the claims made by Elmer Foote ®and others.comparetown. O. while they ao not with the old Muddy Creek road mill, there are at HI several ancient buildings in that picturesque little village east ofCincinnati.(Some Sites Overlooked.An old mill situated at one time on the®Be sure and try this week’s ques- ®tlon. Study this carefully and send ®® in your reply; maybe you will win ®®the |5 prlae. Who knows?®CONSTITUTES SUCCESS? ®® Mall your answer to Question ®® Editor, The Commercial Tribune, ®® so as to reach him not later than ®®®®Thuraday night, Jan. IS. Announoe- ® ment will be made next Sunday, ® Jan. IS.Armatrong property at Plainville is still in existence, although it has been torn down and made into a tobcoo barn. This18000®®®®®®®®®®®®®The Commercial Tribune prise question, Locate the oldest building In Hamilton county, brought out the students of history, not only In the Ohio valley, but In a dozen states. The question editor presumes that the replies receivedfrom far off localities came from those•who at one time resided in Hamiltoncounty and have not forgotten Its history.In the many hundreds of letters re-ceived there appears a wide range, andthe question, which at first appeared tobe a debatable one, soon simmered down,as the winner, and many others, fur-nlshed indisputable evidence, coupled with dates, which showed that the oldMuddy Creek mill, erected In 1784 byGeneral Findlay, Is the oldest buildingin the county. True, there were two whombmitted the same answer, but Elmerj. Foote of the public library had thedate of Its erection correct, and his answer was received first. He Is, therefore,awarded the prize.William C. Herman, 21 East Seventhfew years ago stood intact. About sevenyears ago It was purchased by M. W. Edwards, a farmer of Newtown, torn down, moved a couple of miles and the timber used in the construction of a tobacco barn. The old schoolhouse in Newtown, long since abandoned, Is also a relic of earlier days.In the answers of many old buildings are recalled which have long since fallen a prey to either elements or progress andare not now standing.Twenty-Seven Agree.The old Hatch house at Riverside, near Stony Point, about a mile below Sedams-ville, came In for mention by exactly twenty-seven writers.Iorothy Schmidt, 717 Ridgeway avenue, Avondale, is one of those who gives this as the oldest building. Her father, Fred- . erlck A. Schmidt, and his grandfather both lived at one time In the house, which is still standing. In her answer she says: Fifty years ago the oldest •house in Hamilton county was said to be the Hatch house, in which my father, Frederick A. Schmidt, and my grandfather then lived, and, as the house is still standing to my certain knowledge, I don’t see how its record can be beaten. The house stands at Riverside, near Stony Point, about a mile below Sedams-vllle, between the railroad and the river, ar.d is nearly opposite the residence of Judge D. Thew Wright, It now consistsof a stone house with a frame addition, the stone part being eo old that it dates back to the early years of the Nineteenth century. Lately song.Miss Sabina Loth of the Textile building went a little farther in her search for an old building than most of the contestants. Miss Loth first used a dictionary In order to find out the, exact definition of the word building. Likewise she gives a little touch of history totPPRIZE BUILDING. WINNER AND SOME. OTHER PRIZESlot 19, Springfield township. Theodore S. Neekamp, who also believes that this Is the oldest building In the county, saj§s It was formerly used as the post office.W. M. Marshall, 29 North E street, Hamilton, O., is of the opinion that the oldest building in Hamilton county is at the southwest corner of Coleraln avenue and Township streets, which was up to a few years ago owned by William F.Hulbert.A. Bernice Pichei of 360 Northern avenue, Avondale, believes that the Und office In Marietta is the oldest building in Hamilton county. She Is right in a way. Marietta was in Hamilton county In the days of the Northwest territory, but has long since passed 3ut of that section and is now in Washington county.This Man Gosley.George E. Cosley of Troy, O., talfts about a building and mentions no location. In fact, the question editor Is just a little puzzled to know what George means. As he is unable to fathom it, the readers of The Commercial Tribune can do so In their leisure. hours. His answer isgiven herewith: -L ' i :The oldest building in Hamiltonoounty is situated In Cincinnati this side of the Ohio river. It is an ideal location for such a bulldng and the founders deserve credit for their excellent forethought In choosing such a site. Surrounded as it Is by inclining hills and situated beneath the canopy of heaven, Its location is easily determined even on a dark night. As yet the Ohio river has not washed It from its fastness and it will undoubtedly stand for years to come in expression of its admiration of those who made its old age possible.Miss Pickering’s Kindness.Miss Alice E. Pickering, 4109 Floral avenue, South Norwood, the winner ot last week’s prize, names the old Craigtavern, now occupied by E. Glashlen, located on Harrison avenue, opposite Hlg-bee avenue, Cheviot. This building, according to Miss Pickering, Is over 100 years old, having been erected in 1802. Miss Pickering very kindly sends greetings to the question editor and makes them especially strong, If the editor Is a she, but as she Is a he, it Is supposed that they don’t go. Miss Pickering announces that she looked through many old books’ and talked with many J , old residents in her endeavor to getc' t7s jr JZ z ■ftreet, wai also of the opinion that thenlll on Muddy creek road Is the oldestn Hamilton county. He was oorrect, but le was Just a little befuddled In his [ates, naming the year 1796 as the date if its erection, when it really was builtn 1784, as announced by Elmer L. Foote,Tie Winning Answer.Mr. Footfe’s reply is as follows;®Q• ®® 0 ® ® ® ®@her answer. It follows: ‘To the question of this week, 'Locate the oldestbuilding In Hamilton county,' I beg to reply as follows;Defines the Word.the right answer to the question, for which she Is to be commended.And so it goes. Space forbids the mention of numerous houses which have very evidently been constructed since the civil war. One little mlSs In East WalnutHills timidly states that the old Woodward High School building is oldest.” Yes, little one, but not irf Hamiltoncounty. / ~a t)nMuddy Creek mill, situated in*Ham- ®» llton county, I think Is the oldest ®Webster’s dictionary defines building” as the act of constructing, erecting1 or establishing. The execution of works of architecture necessarily includes building, but ’building’ is frequentlyOLDaDICKyySAVED____1L1FROM I \m\ IAWC
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sun, Jan 09, 1910
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