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Hooper Building

1893 establishments in OhioCommercial buildings completed in 1893Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in OhioHistoric district contributing properties in OhioNRHP infobox with nocat
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The Hooper Building is a historic commercial building in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Built to a design by a master architect, it is named for an executive of its first occupant, and it has been named a historic site.

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Hooper Building
Benham Alley, Cincinnati Central Business District

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Benham Alley 192
45202 Cincinnati, Central Business District
Ohio, United States
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