Literary Club of Cincinnati
Encyclopedia
The Literary Club of Cincinnati is located at 500 East Fourth Street, across from Lytle Park in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio
. The club occupies a two story Greek Revival house, which was built in 1820. On the site of the home of William Sargent, secretary of the Northwest Territory
. The Club was founded in 1849; its membership is limited to 100 men.
Today, the clubhouse is a contributing property
to the Lytle Park Historic District
, a historic district
that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
Among the important roles of the Literary Club is that of historian, who delivers an annual paper on a topic of his choosing that deals with the history of the club. The current historian is John A. Diehl, who was elected as a member to the club in 1965. After more than two decades in the post, there are plans for the club to publish a book of his papers as historian.
Club members may invite guests to club meetings. Among famous guests in the past are Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. Among distinguished members are US Presidents Rutherford B. Hayes and William Howard Taft, who also served as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
. The club occupies a two story Greek Revival house, which was built in 1820. On the site of the home of William Sargent, secretary of the Northwest Territory
Northwest Territory
The Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, more commonly known as the Northwest Territory, was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 13, 1787, until March 1, 1803, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Ohio...
. The Club was founded in 1849; its membership is limited to 100 men.
Today, the clubhouse is a contributing property
Contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...
to the Lytle Park Historic District
Lytle Park Historic District
Lytle Park Historic District is a registered historic district in Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 1976. It contains 28 contributing buildings. The historic Lytle Park lies over the Lytle Tunnel which was completed in 1970. The Taft Museum of Art is...
, a historic district
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Among the important roles of the Literary Club is that of historian, who delivers an annual paper on a topic of his choosing that deals with the history of the club. The current historian is John A. Diehl, who was elected as a member to the club in 1965. After more than two decades in the post, there are plans for the club to publish a book of his papers as historian.
Club members may invite guests to club meetings. Among famous guests in the past are Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. Among distinguished members are US Presidents Rutherford B. Hayes and William Howard Taft, who also served as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Further reading
- Federal Writers Project. Cincinnati: a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors. Cincinnati: Wiesen-Hart, 1943, 168.