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Cincinnati Union Terminal

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Cincinnati Union Terminal is an intercity train station and museum center in the Queensgate neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, designed by the firm of Fellheimer and Wagner with Paul Philippe Cret credited for its Art Deco design. It opened in 1933 as a union station replacing five older stations that had served the citys seven railroads, with construction finishing six months ahead of schedule and the terminal formally opening on March 31, 1933. The building today combines its original transportation function with museum use. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building Type
Museum 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Cincinnati, United States 2
Completed Year
1928 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Museum 1
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Museum, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

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Source Cincinnati Union Terminal (Wikipedia)

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1. Cincinnati Union Terminal (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Union_Terminal, lead definition
    Cincinnati Union Terminal is an intercity train station and museum center in the Queensgate neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Cincinnati Union Terminal is an intercity train station and museum center in the Queensgate neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, designed by the firm of Fellheimer and Wagner with Paul Philippe Cret credited for its Art Deco design. It opened in 1933 as a union station replacing five older stations that had served the citys seven railroads, with construction finishing six months ahead of schedule and the terminal formally opening on March 31, 1933. The building today combines its original transportation function with museum use.
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1928)
    completion_date/completed = 1928-1933
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Museum)
    Cincinnati Union Terminal is an intercity train station and museum center in the Queensgate neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. Commonly abbreviated as CUT, or by its Amtrak station code, CIN, the terminal is served by Amtrak's Cardinal line, passing through Cincinnati three times weekly. The building's largest tenant is the Cincinnati Museum Center, comprising the Cincinnati History Museum, the Mus
  • In Style: Art Deco, Wikipedia categories
    Category:Art Deco architecture in Ohio
  • Uses Element: Limestone, Wikipedia article
    The low walls and pylons in front of the building are made of the same limestone.
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2. Cincinnati Union Terminal (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Cincinnati, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Cincinnati, United States
Wikidata item Q64022756, property P131/P17 (location): Cincinnati, United States
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