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Union Trust Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Union Trust Building

Also known as Bartlett Building; Fifth Third Union Trust Building

On the National Register since 200818 years
CommercialListed 2008Cincinnati
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About Union Trust Building

Union Trust Building, at 36 E. 4th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 29, 2008. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial, as it does for 26 other Ohio listings. 25 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Cincinnati, Ohio. 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 · 54 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1901 to today

  1. 1901Built, designed by D. H. Burnham & Company
  2. 2008Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 18 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

36 E. 4th St., Cincinnati · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Union Trust BuildingStart here
  2. 2Church, John, Company BuildingHannaford, Samuel · next door
  3. 3Mercantile Library BuildingBuilding · next door
  4. 4Formica Corporation-Crystal Arcade-Contemporary Arts Center BuildingBuilding · next door
  5. 5First National Bank BuildingBuilt 1904 · next door
Around it

60 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BTraction Company BuildingBuilt 19030.1 miBUnited States Post Office and Court HouseBuilding0.1 miDWest Fourth Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Renaissance0.1 miBTerrace Plaza HotelBuilding0.1 miBBuilding at 620-622 Vine StreetBuilding0.1 miODavidson, Tyler, FountainBuilt 18710.1 miBAtlas National Bank BuildingBuilding0.1 miDWest Fourth Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.2 miBH. & S. Pogue Service BuildingBuilding0.2 miBHooper BuildingHannaford, Samuel and Son0.2 miDMain-Third Street BuildingsHigh Victorian Italianate0.2 miBMain and Third Street ClusterNeo-Classical · Built 18620.2 miDEast Fourth Street Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.2 miBPalace TheatreNeo-Classical0.2 miBPalace HotelHannaford, Samuel0.2 miBDuttenhofer BuildingBuilding0.2 miBHotel MetropoleClassical Revival0.2 miBReakirt BuildingBuilt 19240.2 mi
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BBrunswick-Balke-Collender BuildingBuilding0.2 miBCincinnati Enquirer BuildingRomanesque0.2 miBGwynne BuildingBeaux Arts0.2 miBH. W. Derby BuildingHannaford, Samuel0.3 miDLytle Park Historic DistrictGeorgian Revival0.3 miBCincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic ClubSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 19020.3 miBCincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company BuildingArt Deco0.3 miDRace Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.3 miBSt. Francis Xavier ChurchJacobethan · Built 18190.3 miBKrippendorf-Dittman CompanyHannaford and Son · Built 18880.3 miBDoctors' BuildingLate Gothic Revival · Built 19230.3 miBCuvier Press ClubFechheimer, Marcus · Built 18610.3 miBUnderwriters Salvage CorpsQueen Anne · Built 18970.3 miBIngalls BuildingBuilding0.4 miBLombardy Apartment BuildingHannaford, Samuel0.4 miDWest Fourth Street Historic DistrictCommercial0.4 miBFenwick Club AnnexBuilding0.4 mi★Plum Street TempleMoorish · Built 18650.4 miBCovenant First Presbyterian ChurchEnglish Gothic0.4 miDSt. Paul Church Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBPhoenix Building/Cincinnati ClubNeo-Classical0.4 miDNinth Street Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.4 miBPhoenix ClubHannaford, Samuel and Sons0.4 miBSaxony Apartment BuildingHannaford, Samuel, and Sons0.4 miBBrittany Apartment BuildingHannaford, Samuel · Built 18850.4 miBPower BuildingCommercial0.4 miBYoung Women's Christian Association of CincinnatiNeo-Gothic0.4 miBAbraham J. Friedlander HouseGreek Revival · Built 18300.4 miDCincinnati East Manufacturing and Warehouse DistrictItalianate0.4 miBAlkemeyer Commercial BuildingsItalianate · Built 18790.4 miBNathaniel Ropes BuildingQueen Anne0.4 miBCourtland FlatsSecond Renaissance Revival0.4 miStShowboat MajesticStructure0.5 mi★MajesticStructure0.5 miBPolice Station No. 2Unknown0.5 mi★Taft MuseumFederal · Built 19270.5 miBSt. Peter-In-Chains CathedralGreek Revival · Built 18450.5 miBCincinnati City HallHannaford, Samuel and Sons0.5 miBGoodall BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 miBCourt Street FirehouseRenaissance Revival0.5 miBTimes-Star BuildingArt Deco0.5 miBAlms and Doepke Dry Goods CompanyHannaford, Samuel · Built 18780.5 mi
More like it

Commercial style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Commercial.

West Fourth Street Historic District0.4 mi away
Power Building0.4 mi away
Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc. Complex3.3 mi away

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Questions about Union Trust Building

Is Union Trust Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 29, 2008 (Register number 08000802).

Is Union Trust Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Ohio has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Plum Street Temple, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Union Trust Building?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Union Trust Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 54 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 71988865 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.