Brittany Apartment Building | |
Location | 100-104 W. 9th St., Cincinnati, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 39°6′19″N 84°30′57″W / 39.10528°N 84.51583°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1885 |
Architect | Samuel Hannaford; Thomas J. & Joseph T. Emery |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
Part of | Ninth Street Historic District ( ID80003067) |
MPS | Samuel Hannaford and Sons TR in Hamilton County |
NRHP reference No. | 80003037 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 3, 1980 |
The Brittany Apartment Building is a historic apartment building in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. A Queen Anne structure constructed in 1885, [1] it is a six- story rectangular structure with a flat roof, [2] built with brick walls and elements of wood and sandstone. [3] It was built by the firm of Thomas Emery's Sons, [4]: 7 Cincinnati's leading real estate developers during the 1880s. It is one of four large apartment complexes erected by the Emerys during the 1880s; only the Brittany and the Lombardy Apartment Buildings have endured to the present day. [2] Both the Lombardy and the Brittany were built in 1885 according to designs by Samuel Hannaford; [2]: 7 at that time, his independent architectural practice was gaining great prominence in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. [4]: 11
Among the distinctive elements of the Brittany's architecture are the massive chimneys on each end of the building. The exterior of the building is covered with decorative pieces, such as a comprehensive cornice with boxed pediments, plentiful brick pilasters and corbelling, [2] and prominent bay windows. [4]: 7
In 1980, the Brittany Apartment Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, due to its well-preserved historic architecture. [1] Dozens of other properties in Cincinnati, including the Lombardy Apartment Building, were added to the Register at the same time as part of a multiple property submission of buildings designed by Samuel Hannaford. [4]: 10 Eight months later, the portion of Ninth Street between Vine and Race Streets was added to the Register as the Ninth Street Historic District, [1] and the Brittany Apartments were named one of the district's dozens of contributing properties. [5]
The building has been redone as LeBrittany, housing 15 units of luxury condominiums. [6]