Own a piece of Wyoming working-class history

517 Oak Avenue

A two-story frame house, built in 1875, is available to anyone willing to buy it and move it off of its lot.

The City of Wyoming is accepting sealed proposals until August 31 for the home, which is at 517 Oak Avenue.

The recommended proposal is expected to be submitted to city council for its September 17 meeting.

The City purchased the property from Marcella Boland in August 2006 for $80,000.

The lot, which is between Sturkey's and the Safety Services Building, is likely to be used to expand the surrounding surface parking lots.

City Council authorized the demolition of the house on June 18 but, following the advice of local preservation experts, created a six-month window to get the property sold and moved.

The city will consider donating it to a historic preservation organization if that organization can finance the move.

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Sarge Marsh photo exhibit

Last week the Post ran a story about an exhibit featuring the photography of Sarge Marsh, a noted commercial photographer from the mid 20th century.

The exhibit, which is taking place at the Visual History Gallery (2709 Observatory, Hyde Park), includes photos of the "important" Cincinnati buildings as well as more obscure studies.

The gallery hours are 11-5:30 Tuesday-Friday and 10:30-3 on Saturday.

Interactive map of College Hill historic sites

I recently ran across a link that I thought might be of interest to those of us who are interested in the history of our built environment.

The College Hill Historical Society has put together a clickable map with each building of interest numbered. Laid upon a Google Maps interface, each click of a building brings up a box showing the address, a photo, and the building's history.

Right now the site is in its infancy, but I'd expect a lot more there rather quickly.