Bockfest 2012 - Tours
Note: These tours are currently closed.
Please check back for our Bockfest 2013 tours this coming February.
The Over-the-Rhine Foundation is sponsoring two sets of historic tours during Bockfest weekend, March 3-4, 2012.
On Saturday March 3, the OTRF(in partnership with American Legacy Tours) will be offering the Historic Churches of Over-the-Rhine tour, visiting some of Cincinnati's oldest houses of worship. Each church features stunning architecture - some with stained glass windows built in the early 19th century. Our second tour, the OTRF Tour of Living offered on Sunday March 4, will provide you with a peek inside historic and newer residential homes that abut Washington Park where you'll see old world craftsmanship beside the newest advances in "green" building.
Proceeds from the OTR Historic Church Tour and the OTR Tour of Living on March 3 and 4 will go to support the Over the Rhine Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to preserve, protect and celebrate Over the Rhine. For this weekend only, American Legacy Tours Gift Certificates are not eligible for either of these tours. We thank you for your understanding.
 Historic Churches of Over-the-Rhine
(Tour begins at Bockfest Hall, 1619 Moore Street)
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012
Times: 2pm and 2:45pm
Cost: $20 per person
Description: The tour includes four 19th century churches (St. Francis Seraph, First Lutheran, Nast Trinity, and Prince of Peace) located in historic Over-the-Rhine. Tours will be lead by the award-winning guides from American Legacy Tours. Tours will begin at Bockfest Hall at 1619 Moore Street. Please note that it is a walking tour.
 OTRF 2012 Tour of Living
(Tour begins at Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm Street)
Date: Sunday, March 4, 2012
Times: 1pm and 3pm
Cost: $20 per person
Description: The tour includes six historic destinations, located on and near Elm and Race Streets. Please note that it is a walking tour; Memorial Hall is the only site equipped with an elevator:
1522-24 Elm Street, Habitat for Humanity: Renovation of this 1870s Italianate structure beautifully illustrates that preserving historic homes can be both energy efficient and affordable. The development is a collaboration between Habitat for Humanity, OTR Community Housing and the OTR Foundation.
210 W. 14 th Street, Symphony Hotel: Built in 1871 as the personal residence for lithographer Peter Ehrgott, the home now serves as a popular bed and breakfast. The recently renovated rooms, lavishly decorated with antiques, are named for 19 th century composers.
Pleasant Street, City Home: Located at the north end of Washington Park, this innovative development offers new construction, commonly referred to as infill, alongside renovated historic homes. Guests will delight in the possibilities as they tour an example of each design.
 1401 Race Street, City Home: This sleek four-unit condo development epitomizes the vision of a blended community. Two units are offered at market-rate while the remaining two units are reserved for subsidized ownership. The ground floor is dedicated retail space, poised to serve a thriving Washington Park district.
1420 Race Street, John Hueber Homes: Built in the 1870s, this tenement-style home was owned and occupied by leather manufacturer, Robert Graefe, whose family retained it for more than 70 years. In 2011, the home was converted into an exquisite single-family residence by John Hueber Homes.
1225 Elm Street, Memorial Hall: Famed Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford designed this beaux arts-style meeting hall for the Grand Army of the Republic in 1908. Painstaking restoration preserved its stunning concert hall and grand meeting rooms, now home to priceless Civil War artifacts.
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