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innunty® The contest which ended last ©® Thursday night was of considerable ® ® value from an historical standpoint. ® © Local historians yesterday expressed ©® gratification when the 'town, O. While they do not compare with the old Muddy Creek road mill,there ar« still several ancient buildingsIn that picturesque little village east of Cincinnati.question ©® editor presented to them proof of ©© the claims made by Elmer Foote ®©and othersBe©© tion. Study this carefully and send ©© in your reply; maybe you will win © © the $5 prlxe. Who knows? ©CONSTITUTES SUCCESS® Mail your answer to Question ®© Editor, The Commercial Tribune, ©® so as to reach him not later than ©ThursdaySome Sites Overlooked.An old mill situated at one time qn theArmstrongin existence, although It has been torn down and made into a tobaooo barn. This1800few years ago stood intact. About seven® ment will be made next Sunday, © ® Jan. if. ©®®®®®®®®®®®®®®The Commercial Tribune prise question, Locate the oldest building in Ham-years 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 arelic of earlier days.In the answers of many old buildings are recalled which have long since fallen a prey to either elements or progress and•rs not now. standing. ■ Ppf-, ■'lot 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 Colerain 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 ’md office In Marietta is the oldest building In Hamilton county. She is right m a way. Marietta was in Hamilton county In the days of the Northwest territory, but has long since passed 3ut of thatsection and is now in Washington county.llton county, brought put the studentsof history, not only in the Ohio valley, but in a dozen states. The questioneditor presumes that the replies receivedfrom far off localities came from thosewho at one time resided in Hamiltoncounty and have not forgotten its history.In the many hundreds of letters received 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-nished 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 whosubmitted the same answer, but ElmerL. 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 SeventhTwenty-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.Dorothy Schmidt, 717 Ridgeway avenue, Avondale, is one of those who gives this as the oldest building. Her father, Fred- . erick A. Schmidt, and his grandfather both lived at one time in the house, wh*ch 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-ville, between the railroad and the river, ar.d Is nearly opposite the residence ofJudge 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 the old house sold for a song. ■’ V-« ■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 uBed a dictionary in order to find out the exact definition of the word building. Likewise she gives a little touch of history toThis Man Oosley.George E. Cosley of Troy, O., talfts about a buildihg 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:The oldest building In Hamilton oounty is situated In Cincinnati this side of the Ohio river. It is an ideal location for such a buildng 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 wrho made its old age possible.Miss Pickering’s Kindness.Miss Alice E. Pickering, 4109 Floral avenue, South Norwood, the w'inner of 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 old residents in her endeavor to getanhabu*PRIZE BUILDING. WINNER AND SOME[ OTHER PRIZESsolt;SOIlOEclavisthlt;ofmuqugl£coicoith«mediscorveflegthe(thebatcorfactalweshlSp€oftheOr!figinbeitheoutto7s’7 j%z eZ$lt;3 y'rjZriS' ■street, wa» also of the opinion that theMuddyin Hamilton county. He was oorrect, but he was Just a little befuddled In hisdates, naming the year 1796 as the dateof its erection, when it really was builtin 1784, as announced by Elmer L. Foote.Tie Winning Answer.Mr. Foote’s reply is as follows;®®®0®®®®®®her answer, it follows: ‘To the question of thig week, ‘Locate the oldestbuilding In Hamilton county,’ I beg to reply as follows;®itMuddyCreek mill, situated in*Ham- ©ilton county, I think is the oldest ©© building Its days of usefulness ©© are over*, but it stands a silent wit- ©© ness of the romantic past. This mill ©® was built in 17'84 by one General ©© Findlay, perhaps to grind corn for ©—(•) the soldiers stationed at North Bend,® or for the pioneers otf the Symraes ©® purchase. However, I got the facts ©© from a stone record which I photo- ©© graphed some fifteen years ago. © This atone, with a curious old sun©©® dial, was on the wheel side of the ©® mill and had been there for many, ® many years. ,©m© © ®®®®®®®®®®Mr. Herman in his answer did not gointo any details, but merely said: Theoldest building in Hamilton county is theold mill erected in 1796 in Muddy Creekroad.**Various other places are given, Includ-ng sties in Springfield township and Coumbia. Strange to say, no one men-lorfeed any of the old buildings in New-HFAFNF.SS rilRFDDefines the Word.“ ‘Webster’s dictionary defines “building” as the act of constructing, erectingor establishing.” The execution of works of architecture necessarily includes building, but ‘building’ is frequentlyemployed when the result is not archi-tetcural. Building is a thing built-Hamilton county, of which Cincinnati is the seat, was created by proclamation by General Arthur St. Clair, governor of the Northwestern territory, Jan. 4, 1790.Hon. John Cleves Symmes was given the privilege of naming the county and chose the name in honor of Alexander HamH-ton. From the definition of the word ‘building’ given above, the Mound building would be Considered the oldest building in Hamilton county. The Turner group is located at the northeast corner of Andersen township, just below the mouth of the east fork of the Little Miami river. The Cincinnati library at present Elbows two pictures with the followinginscriptions: ‘Old Mill on Muddy creekroad, built in 1796, Cincinnati O.’ The oldest bunding still standing In the northwestern territory is the land office at Marietta, O. I searched and searched through numerous columns and the best information I could obtain to your question of this week is given above.’’Miss Loth, in referring to the mounds, evidently forgot that on the Turpin farm, near Union Levee bridge, over the Little Miami river, stands a monjid which.must be ag old as those In the northeastern section of Anderson township. There are also numerous other mounds in Anderson town-the right answer to the question, forwhich 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 miss in East Walnut Hills timidly states that the old Woodward High School building “Is oldest.” Yes, little one, but not lit Hamiltoncounty. / ~Jlt;CLJ.DTMMBPAEJxAFiOLDiiDICK99SAVEDKVT1T1* •FROM UON’S JAWSVeteran Health DepartmentHorse To Be Cared forby Friend.But for the affection of E. Putthoff, an employee of the health department, Dick,’’ one of the oldest horses owned by the department, would probably have been fed to the Hons at the Zoo.Clerk J. M. Ray of the health department asked City Solicitor Ballard yesterday whether he may give the old horse to Putthoff, as the animal is 25 years of age, too old to work and he cannot besold. • •' - : f■; ;Ballard joked Ray awhile, and bystanders suggested that Putthoff place the old horse in the stable, and that afterward if he leave the stable with his halter and the horse put his head into It that he be permitted to take “Dick”without question. It was also suggest^ that Ray issue a burial permit ~ for Dick,” but Ray kept on Insisting uponan answer from Ballard.It was finally agreed to let Putthoff have tjie old horse, as he has worked about him in the stable for years, and• •• •• •Qi A iSeT.Tofaseeigrothe:thebybeandhut
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sun, Jan 09, 1910
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