Workingman’s Building and Savings
German Institution Helping Church Members Build Homes
Workingman’s Building and Savings
German Institution Helping Church Members Build Homes
Echo
This 1609 Hoffner Street property, recently housing Cecil Lock and Key, was first the Workingman's Building and Savings from 1925 to the 1950s. This German institution helped many of the Hoffner Street church members build homes. It was founded in the 1870s as the Cumminsville German Building and Savings Company. Former presidents were John Bruckman (1829-1887), August Gulow, and Gabriel Dirr (1838-1909). It was brought in the 1980s by the Brentwood Savings and Loan.
Details
Year of Image
2009
Current Address
1609 Hoffner St
Reference
Woellert, Dann. Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Location
Echo
This 1609 Hoffner Street property, recently housing Cecil Lock and Key, was first the Workingman's Building and Savings from 1925 to the 1950s. This German institution helped many of the Hoffner Street church members build homes. It was founded in the 1870s as the Cumminsville German Building and Savings Company. Former presidents were John Bruckman (1829-1887), August Gulow, and Gabriel Dirr (1838-1909). It was brought in the 1980s by the Brentwood Savings and Loan.
Details
Year of Image
2009
Current Address
1609 Hoffner St
Reference
Woellert, Dann. Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Location
Echo
This 1609 Hoffner Street property, recently housing Cecil Lock and Key, was first the Workingman's Building and Savings from 1925 to the 1950s. This German institution helped many of the Hoffner Street church members build homes. It was founded in the 1870s as the Cumminsville German Building and Savings Company. Former presidents were John Bruckman (1829-1887), August Gulow, and Gabriel Dirr (1838-1909). It was brought in the 1980s by the Brentwood Savings and Loan.
Details
Year of Image
2009
Current Address
1609 Hoffner St
Reference
Woellert, Dann. Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Location
Echo
This 1609 Hoffner Street property, recently housing Cecil Lock and Key, was first the Workingman's Building and Savings from 1925 to the 1950s. This German institution helped many of the Hoffner Street church members build homes. It was founded in the 1870s as the Cumminsville German Building and Savings Company. Former presidents were John Bruckman (1829-1887), August Gulow, and Gabriel Dirr (1838-1909). It was brought in the 1980s by the Brentwood Savings and Loan.
Details
Year of Image
2009
Current Address
1609 Hoffner St
Reference
Woellert, Dann. Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Location
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
Echoes of Northside was created by Danny Smoroske as his senior capstone to complete his B.S. degree in Communication Design at the University of Cincinnati’s College of DAAP.
To explore more of his work, visit dannysmoroske.com.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
All content, stories, and pictures were gathered from a multitude of sources, including the Cincinnati Public Library, books such as Images of America: Northside by Dann Woellert, and multiple Facebook groups, including the popular “… Only in Northside.” All credits should be attributed on each page for each image unless noted. No copyright infringement is intended, and absolutely no money is being made from this site. I thank all the wonderful sources I was able to access for providing this great information about the Northside neighborhood in Cincinnati. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
Echoes of Northside was created by Danny Smoroske as his senior capstone to complete his B.S. degree in Communication Design at the University of Cincinnati’s College of DAAP.
To explore more of his work, visit dannysmoroske.com.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
All content, stories, and pictures were gathered from a multitude of sources, including the Cincinnati Public Library, books such as Images of America: Northside by Dann Woellert, and multiple Facebook groups, including the popular “… Only in Northside.” All credits should be attributed on each page for each image unless noted. No copyright infringement is intended, and absolutely no money is being made from this site. I thank all the wonderful sources I was able to access for providing this great information about the Northside neighborhood in Cincinnati. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
Echoes of Northside was created by Danny Smoroske as his senior capstone to complete his B.S. degree in Communication Design at the University of Cincinnati’s College of DAAP.
To explore more of his work, visit dannysmoroske.com.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
All content, stories, and pictures were gathered from a multitude of sources, including the Cincinnati Public Library, books such as Images of America: Northside by Dann Woellert, and multiple Facebook groups, including the popular “… Only in Northside.” All credits should be attributed on each page for each image unless noted. No copyright infringement is intended, and absolutely no money is being made from this site. I thank all the wonderful sources I was able to access for providing this great information about the Northside neighborhood in Cincinnati. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
Echoes of Northside was created by Danny Smoroske as his senior capstone to complete his B.S. degree in Communication Design at the University of Cincinnati’s College of DAAP.
To explore more of his work, visit dannysmoroske.com.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
All content, stories, and pictures were gathered from a multitude of sources, including the Cincinnati Public Library, books such as Images of America: Northside by Dann Woellert, and multiple Facebook groups, including the popular “… Only in Northside.” All credits should be attributed on each page for each image unless noted. No copyright infringement is intended, and absolutely no money is being made from this site. I thank all the wonderful sources I was able to access for providing this great information about the Northside neighborhood in Cincinnati. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.