Sedamsville River Road Historic District

Sedamsville is a neighborhood in

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. The population was 680 at the 2010 census.

History

Sedamsville was established in 1795 by Colonel Cornelius Sedam, a veteran of the Revolutionary War, who moved to the area to assist in the building of Fort Washington. The neighborhood was also home to one of the first Fleischmann's Yeast factories in the US and was founded by Louis Fleischmann, his brother Maximilian, and James Gaff. The

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changed the landscape bringing commerce and large factories to the area along with a new influx of residents. Unfortunately the

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saw many of those businesses close their doors, and then the disastrous

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made it impossible for many to rebuild. Many more buildings were destroyed with the widening of River Road in the 1940s which nearly wiped out the business district completely. With the closing of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, the neighborhood began to deteriorate. With help from the Cincinnati Preservation Association, many historic buildings have been saved from demolition. Nearly the whole town is now listed on the

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National Historic Register of Places

The Sedamsville Rectory is listed on the National Historic registry and the

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Notable person

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References

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