Historic Homes and Sites of Greater Cincinnati
including Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana
The ten historic homes and sites represented here trace a wandering pathway through the architecture, events and lifestyles of the 19th century Ohio River Valley. Travel from the century's early, simple beginnings through to its lavish success as you explore each site along this fascinating path.

Click to jump to information on one of the following sites: Behringer-Crawford Museum, The Betts House, Cincinnati Fire Museum, Dinsmore Homestead, Gorman Heritage Farm,  Heritage Village Museum, Hillforest Victorian House Museum, Hauck House Museum, Promont Museum, William Howard Taft Birthplace, National Historic Site.

The Historic Homes and Sites - in chronological order

The Betts House, 1804
West End, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.BettsHouse.org/
Exhibit: More Great Cincinnati Families at Home
The exhibition, on view through September 30, 2009, features sixteen houses associated with the Emery, Longworth-Anderson, Maxwell-Schmidlapp-Graydon, and Werk-Oskamp families. The exhibit includes historic prints and photographs of the exteriors and some interiors as well as recent photographs by Alice Weston. The exhibit is made possible, in part, by the Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The exhibit is also funded by the Jeanne R. Anderson Trust.

Lecture Series: More Great Cincinnati Families at Home with Walter E. Langsam
July 11, at 11 a.m., the Werk-Oskamp family
September 12, at 11 a.m., the Maxwell-Schmidlapp-Graydon family
The lecture series is sponsored by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Ohio.



Heritage Village Museum, 1804-1872
Sharonville, Ohio
 http://www.heritagevillagecincinnati.org/

Gorman Heritage Farm, 1830
Evendale, Ohio
 http://www.gormanfarm.org/

Dinsmore Homestead, 1842
Burlington, Kentucky
http://www.dinsmorefarm.org/


Behringer-Crawford Museum, 1848
Covington, Kentucky
http://www.bcmuseum.org/
Music@BCM Series
July 2 Mambo Diablo Enjoy a rum and coke and some hot Latin jazz.
July 9 Jake Speed and the Freddies American folk music with political and cultural humor, tongue-in-cheek story telling and audience participation.
July 16 Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters A high flying Irish band that will set the stage on fire with a mix of traditional and original music.
July 23 Steve Tracy & the Crawling Kingsnakes “The blues” tops off the series with Professor Tracy and his highly acclaimed band.



William Howard Taft Birthplace, National Historic Site, 1851
Mount Auburn, Cincinnati, Ohio
 http://www.nps.gov/wiho/

Political Cartoon Exhibit
Memorial Day through Labor Day

Fourth of July Concert and Ice Cream Social

William Howard Taft National Historic Site will host an ice cream social and band concert from 1 – 4 p.m. on Saturday July 4th. Visitors will be treated to the musical entertainment of Jake Speed and the Freddies. They will also be treated to free ice cream.

<>Jake Speed & the Freddies are a four-piece band made out of flat top guitar, banjo, mandolin, and upright bass (plus harmonica, kazoo, washboard, and watering can). Their traditional and original songs leap right out of Depression-era freight trains and right into Ohio River steamboats. Their near-vaudeville style stage shows and quick-witted charisma rope in loyal fans of new and old generations alike.


Hillforest Victorian House Museum, 1855
Aurora, Indiana
http://www.hillforest.org/


Promont Museum, 1865
Milford, Ohio
 http://www.promonthouse.org/

Hauck House Museum, 1870
West End, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.heritagevillagecincinnati.org/hauck_house.html

Cincinnati Fire Museum, 1907
Downtown, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.cincyfiremuseum.com/