200 Years of Stories and Artifacts Uncovered

Explore the history of downtown Cincinnati’s oldest surviving wooden residence still in its original location. The Baum-Longworth-Sinton-Taft historic house turns 200 this year! Constructed around 1820 by entrepreneur Martin Baum, the National Historic Landmark became a public museum in 1932 to house the exceptional art collection of its final residents, Charles Phelps Taft and Anna Sinton Taft.

Image: Draperies de Croisées (Crossed Draperies) no. 114, from Collection de Meubles et Objets de Goût (Collection of Furniture and Objects of Style), edited by Pierre de La Mésangère (French, 1761– 1831), published by Au Bureau du Journal des Dames et des Modes, 1802–18, hand-colored engraving. Taft Museum of Art Archives