The Duke Energy Building (formerly the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company Building) is a historic, 18-story, structure in
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...
,
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
. It was designed by Cincinnati architectural firm
Garber & Woodward and
John Russell Pope
John Russell Pope (April 24, 1874 – August 27, 1937) was an American architecture, architect whose firm is widely known for designing major public buildings, including the National Archives and Records Administration building (completed in 193 ...
.
History
The
neoclassical tower was completed in 1929 for the
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company and served as the company's headquarters until its merger with
Duke Energy
Duke Energy Corporation is an American electric power and natural gas holding company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company ranked as the 141st largest company in the United States in 2024 – its highest-ever placement on the ...
in 2006.
From 1946 to 2011, CG&E sponsored
an annual holiday model train display in the building's first-floor lobby.
See also
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Duke Energy Convention Center
The Duke Energy Convention Center is a convention center located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, covering two city blocks bounded by Elm Street, 5th Street, 6th Street, and Central Avenue.
History
The convention center opened in 196 ...
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Office buildings completed in 1929
Duke Energy
Skyscraper office buildings in Cincinnati
1929 establishments in Ohio