I was alerted to this today on
OTR A.D.O.P.T.'s Facebook page via Christian Huelsman with
Spring in Our Steps:
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| Source -- Google Streetview |
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I know this is just over the OTR-Mt. Auburn
line, but *18 Mulberry Street* is endangered of facing demolition.
There's a public hearing on March 30th at 9am, to determine if it's a
public nuisance. This house is, I feel, one of the most important in the
Jerusalem area of Mt. Auburn."
One person commented that this was once the home of Christian Moerlein, one of Cincinnati's beer barons. I verified this information. While Moerlein's first home was on Elm Street, he built and lived in this home from 1870 until 1882, when he moved to his Clifton home on Ohio Avenue.
I found this comment on the home:
"His (Christian's) superb mansion, 168 Mulberry Street, Cincinnati, is one of the noted ornaments of the city."
After 1882, Christian Moerlein's son, John C. Moerlein, resided here until 1905 when he moved to Ludlow Avenue. Henry B. Jacob, a brick construction contractor, then took ownership until his death in 1936. The home remained with the Jacob family until 1947.
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| 1999-2003 Hamilton County Auditor |
It is currently listed as a three family dwelling with the Hamilton County Auditor and owned by someone living in California. I hope at the hearing on March 30th that this historical information is presented and the home does not become part of "Lost Cincinnati".
