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21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati
The 1912 Hotel Metropole on Walnut Street, opposite the Aronoff Center, reopened by 21c as a hotel and art museum with Rookwood-tiled rooms.
- Built
- 1912Built 1912 as the Hotel Metropole, with a 1924 addition on the north side (NRHP nomination); HHA says it debuted on New Year's Eve 1912.
- Style
- Classical Revival
- Architect
- Joseph G. Steinkamp & Brother
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Rooms
- 156
- Area
- Downtown
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Historic Hotels of America member
The story
The Hotel Metropole opened on New Year’s Eve 1912 and, under owner Joseph Thoms and his daughter, became one of the city’s most luxurious hotels. A north addition followed in 1924. Decades after the hotel closed, 21c Museum Hotels acquired the building and reopened it as a hotel that doubles as a contemporary art museum. Guest rooms use custom tiles made by Cincinnati’s Rookwood Pottery.
Good to know
- Address: 609 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.