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Cummins School
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National Register of Historic Places

Cummins School

Also known as 22nd District Public School

On the National Register since 198640 years
Hannaford, SamuelListed 1986Cincinnati
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Cummins School

Cummins School, at 824 Wiliam H. Taft Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 9, 1986. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Ohio, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 58 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1871 to today

  1. 1871Built, designed by Samuel Hannaford
  2. 1986Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 40 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

824 Wiliam H. Taft Rd., Cincinnati · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Cummins SchoolStart here
  2. 2Walnut Hills United Presbyterian ChurchHannaford, Samuel · next door
  3. 3The AlexandraDutch Colonial Revival · next door
  4. 4Ransley Apartment BuildingHannaford, Samuel, and Sons · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Park FlatsChicago Commercial · next door
Around it

15 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFirst Universalist ChurchHannaford, Samuel and Son0.2 miBWilson-Gibson HouseFederal0.2 miDPeeble's Corner Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.3 miBC. H. Burroughs House-Cincinnati Federation of Colored Women's Clubs (Additional Documentation)Hannaford, Samuel and Sons0.3 miBManse Hotel and Manse Hotel AnnexBuilding0.3 miBWindsor Public SchoolBuilt 18880.4 miBVerona ApartmentsNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBEastern Hills Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)Built 19300.4 miBFord Motor Company Cincinnati PlantChicago0.4 miBHarriet Beecher Stowe House (Additional Documentation)Classical Revival0.4 miDGilbert-Sinton Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 miBRookwood PotteryBuilding0.5 miBProcter and Collier-Beau Brummell BuildingTudor Revival0.5 miBHauck-Heine HouseBuilding0.5 miBFirst Congregational-Unitarian ChurchRichardsonian · Built 18890.5 mi
More like it

Hannaford, Samuel style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Hannaford, Samuel.

Walnut Hills United Presbyterian Church0.1 mi away
Edgecliff0.6 mi away
A. M. Detmer HouseBuilt 1885 · 0.6 mi away
Eden Park Stand Pipe0.7 mi away

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Questions about Cummins School

Is Cummins School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 9, 1986 (Register number 86000014).

Is Cummins School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Ohio has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is William Howard Taft National Historic Site, 1.1 miles away.

Can you visit Cummins School?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Cummins School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 58 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71985426 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.