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Cincinnati Times-Star Building at 800 Broadway Street in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a registered historic building. It was listed in the National Register on November 25, 1983. It was built in 1933 and was designed by the firm of 
The newspaper plant occupied the first six stories. The floors above were offices. The ''
Cincinnati Times-Star Building circa 1933
Old Times-Star BuildingMain entrance of the Times-Star buildingDocumentation from the University of Cincinnati
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Samuel Hannaford & Sons
Samuel Hannaford (10 April 1835 – 7 January 1911) was an American architect based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Some of the best known landmarks in the city, such as Music Hall and City Hall, were of his design. The bulk of Hannaford's work was do ...
in the Art Deco style. The limestone building has 15 stories with a basement and sub-basement beneath. There is no 13th floor as superstitions ran high during this time period. Much of the decorated facade pays homage to the printing and publishing businesses. Two hundred feet above the street stand four pillars at each of the tower's corners; they represent patriotism, truth, speed, and progress.
The newspaper plant occupied the first six stories. The floors above were offices. The ''Cincinnati Times-Star
''The Cincinnati Times-Star'' was an afternoon daily newspaper in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, from 1880 to 1958. The Northern Kentucky edition was known as ''The Kentucky Times-Star'', and a Sunday edition was known as ''The Sunday Times-St ...
'' was an outgrowth of several newspapers and was owned by Cincinnati's Taft family
The Taft family of the United States has historic origins in Massachusetts; its members have served Ohio, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Utah, and the United States in various positions such as U.S. Representative (two), Governor of Ohio, G ...
. Charles Phelps Taft was editor.
Before moving into the Times-Star Building on Broadway on January 1, 1933, the newspaper's offices were on Sixth and Walnut streets.
When the ''Times-Star'' folded in 1958, its assets were purchased by its rival, '' The Cincinnati Post'', who moved into the building and occupied it until 1984. Hamilton County bought the building in the late 1980s and renamed it the 800 Broadway Building. It is used for county offices and by the juvenile court.
The Building is ornamented wtih Bronze and Nickel Silver Grilles, over the Windows, Front Entrance, and Lobby Interior.
References
Further reading
*''Cincinnati, a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors'', American Guide Series, Weisen-Hart Press, May 1943, page 198.External links
Cincinnati Times-Star Building circa 1933
Old Times-Star Building
Newspaper headquarters in the United States Newspaper buildings Skyscraper office buildings in Cincinnati Art Deco skyscrapers Art Deco architecture in Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Cincinnati Manufacturing plants in the United States Limestone buildings in the United States 1933 establishments in Ohio {{HamiltonCountyOH-NRHP-stub