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Melbourne Flats
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National Register of Historic Places

Melbourne Flats

On the National Register since 198442 years
Classical StyleListed 1984Cincinnati
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Melbourne Flats

Melbourne Flats, at 39 W. McMillan St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 18, 1984. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 34 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 5 minutes

39 W. McMillan St., Cincinnati · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Melbourne FlatsStart here
  2. 2Joseph A. Hemann HouseVernacular · next door
  3. 3St. George Parish and Newman CenterHannaford, Samuel · 0.1 mi on
Around it

30 more Register listings within a mile

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

BHenry Powell HouseHannaford, Samuel0.4 miDGlencoe-Auburn Hotel and Clecoe-Auburn Place Row HousesItalianate0.4 miBGorham A. Worth HouseFederal0.5 miBThe KinseyBuilt 19070.5 mi★William Howard Taft National Historic SiteItalianate · Built 19690.6 miBWilliam Howard Taft National Historic Site (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation)Built 19690.6 miDMount Auburn Historic DistrictItalianate0.6 miBJacob D. Cox HouseItalianate0.6 miBFairview Public School AnnexRomanesque Revival0.6 miBGruen Watch Company-Time HillTudor Revival · Built 19160.6 miBPolice Station No. 7Hannaford, Samuel, and Sons0.6 miBProcter and Collier-Beau Brummell BuildingTudor Revival0.7 miBCapt. Stone HouseHannaford, Samuel and Sons0.7 miBMecklenburg's GardenBuilt 18700.7 miDOver-the-Rhine Historic DistrictVernacular0.8 miBHauck-Heine HouseBuilding0.8 miBFindlay Market BuildingBuilding0.9 miBOver-the-Rhine Historic District (Boundary Increase)Building0.9 mi
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BHeinrich A. Rattermann HouseItalianate · Built 18600.9 miDMohawk Place Historic DistrictDistrict0.9 miBRookwood PotteryBuilding0.9 miBFirst Congregational-Unitarian ChurchRichardsonian · Built 18890.9 miBParkside ApartmentsShingle Style0.9 miBS. C. Mayer HouseHannaford, Samuel, and Sons1 miDProspect Hill Historic DistrictGreek Revival1 miBGeorge Hatch HouseGreek Revival1 miDPeeble's Corner Historic DistrictQueen Anne1 miBFirst Universalist ChurchHannaford, Samuel and Son1 miBGeneral Hospital Nurses' HomeSecond Renaissance Revival1 miBGeorge B. Cox HouseUnknown1 mi

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Questions about Melbourne Flats

Is Melbourne Flats on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 18, 1984 (Register number 84000132).

Is Melbourne Flats 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, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Melbourne Flats?

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 Melbourne Flats?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 34 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 71988855 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.