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Hannaford, Samuel, 1835-1910 creator Hannaford, Samuel, 1835-1910 Creator false
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Anderson, Edwin, active 19th century creator Anderson, Edwin, active 19th century Creator false
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3208 Colerain Ave. (Cincinnati, Ohio, 45225) location 3208 Colerain Ave. (Cincinnati, Ohio, 45225) Location false
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American culture American Culture false
Subject:
Cincinnati (Ohio) subject Cincinnati (Ohio) Subject false
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Camp Washington (Cincinnati, Ohio) subject Camp Washington (Cincinnati, Ohio) Subject false
Description:
"5-story Gothic style brick building that replaced the overcrowded city and country prisons in the basin. The Ohio legislature authorized construction of a new correctional facility in 1853, and three years later, Cincinnati purchased twenty-six acres of land adjoining the House of Refuge in Camp Washington. The City Work House was officially opened on November 17, 1869. The design was more like a state penitentiary than a county jail - a large, multi-storied central block flanked by lower, elongated wings. The roof rested on cast iron and steel trusses supported by exterior bearing walls and underlayed by wood planking. Walls were red brick with buttresses and limestone trim and sashing, and windows were metal framed paned glass. The main building contained five tiers of 4x8-foot cells; the south wing housed 606 cells for men, the north 240 cells for women. Various support buildings were located behind. Nineteenth-century prison reformers placed a great emphasis on regular labor as part of the reform process and as a way to defray jail costs. In 1870, the Work House signed its first agreement to provide workers for an outside contractor, and three years later, a workshop building large enough to accommodate all the male prisoners was added to the complex. The Work House was closed in 1920 when prisoners were transferred to the new Hamilton County Courthouse jail. But by 1927, the jail population overflowed that facility, and the Work House reopened. The building was cleaned and partially renovated, but a 1930 report decried living conditions, saying that prisoners were human beings and should be treated as such. The Workhouse continued to be used well into the 20th century. Movies such as "Lock-Up" starring Sylvester Stallone found the Workhouse to be an excellent location for filming prison scenes. Finally, after deterioration and neglect, this monument to history was condemned and demolished toward the end of the 20th century, a passing in history. Today, the door of a jail cell, the yard bell, and a prisoner registry can be seen at the Hamilton County Justice Center, the final remnants of a time gone by." description "5-story Gothic style brick building that replaced the overcrowded city and country prisons in the basin. The Ohio legislature authorized construction of a new correctional facility in 1853, and three years later, Cincinnati purchased twenty-six acres of land adjoining the House of Refuge in Camp Washington. The City Work House was officially opened on November 17, 1869. The design was more like a state penitentiary than a county jail - a large, multi-storied central block flanked by lower, elongated wings. The roof rested on cast iron and steel trusses supported by exterior bearing walls and underlayed by wood planking. Walls were red brick with buttresses and limestone trim and sashing, and windows were metal framed paned glass. The main building contained five tiers of 4x8-foot cells; the south wing housed 606 cells for men, the north 240 cells for women. Various support buildings were located behind. Nineteenth-century prison reformers placed a great emphasis on regular labor as part of the reform process and as a way to defray jail costs. In 1870, the Work House signed its first agreement to provide workers for an outside contractor, and three years later, a workshop building large enough to accommodate all the male prisoners was added to the complex. The Work House was closed in 1920 when prisoners were transferred to the new Hamilton County Courthouse jail. But by 1927, the jail population overflowed that facility, and the Work House reopened. The building was cleaned and partially renovated, but a 1930 report decried living conditions, saying that prisoners were human beings and should be treated as such. The Workhouse continued to be used well into the 20th century. Movies such as "Lock-Up" starring Sylvester Stallone found the Workhouse to be an excellent location for filming prison scenes. Finally, after deterioration and neglect, this monument to history was condemned and demolished toward the end of the 20th century, a passing in history. Today, the door of a jail cell, the yard bell, and a prisoner registry can be seen at the Hamilton County Justice Center, the final remnants of a time gone by." Description false
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Cincinnati Preservation Association reproduction_creator Cincinnati Preservation Association Reproduction Creator false
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