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DaveMenninger
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I've been interested in local history and other Cincinnati-related articles.

I've organized local Wikipedia events for Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art and Wikipedia 10 in Cincinnati.

I'm also interested in Hackerspaces and the surrounding movements and I'm a co-founder of my local hackerspace Hive13.

Photos

Another project I've worked on is mashing up the Template:Reqphoto tag with the geolocation data on Wikipedia articles using the Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates or geonames API: http://www.geonames.org/maps/wikipedia.html. My efforts so far are on my personal site: http://www.davemenninger.com/wikipedia/dashboard.php

Photos I've taken appear in these articles:

Cincinnati / Ohio / Wikipedia Loves Art Meetup

I was chosen to help with the Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art project along with the Taft Museum of Art.

I'm also http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:DaveMenninger

I'm going to plan on being at the Taft Museum for the Wikipedia Loves Art event / contest on this coming Sunday the 22nd from 11-12. I'm hoping I'll get a chance to meet up with other Wikipedians, photographers, and art lovers. Although this is a way to hopefully encourage participation in that project, I hope other Wikipedians will feel free to come and chat. It is not necessary to pay admission to come into the cafe portion of the Taft. Please stop by and see me! DaveMenninger (talk) 01:00, 18 February 2009 (UTC).

PLCH

Rufus King

school board president
was the driving force behind making the library a free, tax-funded public library with its own librarian and its own building.
The Cincinnati Rufus King was born in 1817 in Chilicothe and was president of UC 1860-1869. Like Rufus King (general) he was also a grandson of the constitution signing Rufus King.
The library's mascot, Rufus the reading dog, is named for Rufus King.

Main Library

old main, 1954 building, 1982 expansion, 1997 expansion

Former Branches

In August 2007 the old Bond Hill Branch (on Dale Rd.) and the old Roselawn Branch (on Reading Rd.) were closed and merged into the new Bond Hill Branch (in Jordan's Crossing on Reading Rd.).

copied from http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/branches/roselawn.html "The Roselawn Branch opened for business in November, 1951. At that time, it was located in the Roselawn Center Building on Section Road. Approximately ten years later, the branch was expanded to twice its original size and a separate children's room was added to the facility. In July 1972, the Roselawn Branch relocated to larger quarters in the Valley Shopping Center." <-- not sure if that's permitted

old East End Branch - opened 1906, (closed when?), changed into a community center in 1993 http://www.columbiatusculum.org/ctcarnegie.aspx; was designed by Samuel Hannaford.

Carnegies

Cincinnati had 9 Carnegie libraries. Currently 7 are still in use as library branches: Avondale, Corryville, Hyde Park, Northside, Norwood, Price Hill, Walnut Hills http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/freepublic/carnegie.html

carnegie libraries of ohio book http://home.alltel.net/cdsooy/mea_cloh/ ISBN:0-615-12253-1

one of the original 9 carnegies burned down according to http://www.cincypost.com/news/1999/carn101199.html

Old East End Branch was a Carnegie.

List of directors

I might as well start on this while I'm at it.

John D. Caldwell - 1855-1857 - became head of library by default when he became Clerk of the Board of Education back when the library was run by that institution

N. Peabody Poor - 1857-1866 - First full time Librarian distinct from Clerk

Lewis Freeman - 1866-1869

William Frederick Poole - 1869-1873 - cincinnati library's first Librarian; brought by Rufus King to run the new tax-supported Library King created; planned (but left before the opening of) new Main Library on Vine

Thomas Vickers - 1874-1879

Chester W. Merrill - 1880-1886

Albert W. Whelpley - 1886-1900

Nathaniel D.C. Hodges - 1900-1924

Chalmers Hadley - 1924-1945

Carl Vitz - 1946-1955

Ernest I. Miller - 1955-1971

James R. Hunt - 1971-1991

Robert D. Stonestreet - 1991-1998

Kimber L. Fender - 1999-present - http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/info/director.asp

Samuel Hannaford

my notes about Samuel Hannaford

List of Works

memory project has a "hannaford collection": http://www.cincinnatimemory.org/cgi-bin/library?e=d-000-00---0greaterc--00-0-0--0prompt-10---4------0-1l--1-en-50---20-about---00031-001-1-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=greaterc&cl=CL3.11

Hannaford Solo

Anderson & Hannaford

Hannford started his career working with Edwin Anderson (architect). The Workhouse was their biggest job together. (List taken from http://www.samuelhannaford.info/hanander2.htm)

Holy Name Church (Zimmerman mansion), ca 1860
Marcus Fechheimer house 1861-1862
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad Depot 1864
Miami Medical College 1866
Cincinnati Workhouse 1867-1869
Daniel Buell Pierson house 1867
Christ Episcopal Church Glendale 1868
Oakwood 1869
West Virginia State Capital 1870
Engine Co. #3 1870
Fire Engine Co. #19 1871
Engine Co. # 16 1871
Winton Place Methodist Church 1884

Hannaford & Procter

Hannford worked with Edwin Procter on a number of buildings, most notably Music Hall. The partnership was dissolved before Music Hall was finished.

(List taken from http://www.samuelhannaford.info/hanaproc4.htm )

Hartwell United Methodist Church 1875
Glendale Town Hall 1875
Emery Hotel 1876
Church of Our Savior 1877
Episcopal Church of the Resurrection 1877
Music Hall
Mt. Washington Mortuary 1877

Hannford & Sons

(Taken from http://www.samuelhannaford.info/han&sons6.htm )

City Hall 1887-1893
Sacred Heart Chapel 1887 NHR
Hoffner Lodge 1885
Krippendorf-Dittman & Co. 1888
William Miller Department Store 1889
George Nelson Stone house 1890-1891
Shubert Theater 1892
Odd Fellows Temple 1891
Richard Mitchell mansion 1893
Parkview 1895 NHR
Charles B. Russel house 1890
Sorg Opera House 1890
P.J. Sorg Tobacco Factory 1890
Sorg Mansion 1887
Sorg Cottage ????
Armory of Ohio National Guard 1886
Sisters of Mercy Academy and Convent 1897
St. Francis of Seraph College 1898
St. Francis of Seraph School 1908
UC McMicken Hall 1895
UC Van Wormer Library 1899
Thomas Morrison house 1875 NHR
The Citadel 1905
The Phoenix Club 1893
Calvary Episcopal Parish House and Sunday School 1887
Westwood Methodist Episcopal church 1896
Northside Methodist Episcopal Church 1887
Eden Park Water Tower 1894, pumping station 1889
Our Lady of Providence Academy and Chapel 1902
The Strobridge Lithographing Co. 1882
German National Bank
6th Street Market 1896
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Times-Star_Building
http://queencitysurvey.blogspot.com/2007/12/queens-crown-jewels_31.html
http://queencitysurvey.blogspot.com/2008/01/first-presbyterian-church-of-walnut.html

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East End Branch funded by Andrew Carnegie in 1906. Converted to community center in early 1990's

old unsorted list

Cincinnnatian Hotel (1882)
Cincinnati Odd Fellows Temple (1891?)