Duke Energy Building

The Duke Energy Building (formerly the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company Building) is a historic, 18-story, 269-foot-tall (82 m) structure in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was designed by Cincinnati architectural firm Garber & Woodward and John Russell Pope.

Duke Energy Building
The Fourth Street entrance
General information
Town or cityCincinnati, Ohio
CountryUnited States
Completed1929
Height269.03 feet (82.00 m)
Technical details
Floor count18
Design and construction
Architect(s)Garber & Woodward and John Russell Pope
Known forLocation of Cincinnati's first white child birth

History

The neoclassical tower was completed in 1929 for the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company and served as the company's headquarters until its merger with Duke Energy in 2006.[1] From 1946 to 2011, CG&E sponsored an annual holiday model train display in the building's first-floor lobby.

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References

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