First German Reformed Church

Constructed in 1850 as theĀ First German Reformed Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, the church served the West End, a German-American neighborhood. The congregation folded in 1970 as the population declined and the demographics shifted, although it soon reopened under another congregation and title before closing all together in 1975. A community center purchased the property in 1993, although it has been vacant and deteriorating since.

I miss the warmer evenings.

Interior.

First German Reformed Church

Many areas of the facility have floors that have completely rotted to the joists, which are in poor structural condition. The owner has applied boards and plywood over many holes to provide a workaround.

Above the sanctuary.

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