Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc. Complex

Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks Inc. Complex is a registered historic building in Camp Washington, Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register on October 27, 2005.

Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks Inc. Complex
Front and eastern side of the complex
LocationCincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates39°8′36.10″N 84°32′18.75″W
Architectural styleClassical Revival and Early Commercial[1]
NRHP reference No.05001186[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 27, 2005[1]

Built in 1918, the complex was originally home to the Osterlein Machine tool plant. In the 1930s, the Fashion Frocks dress company acquired the property and manufactured women's clothing.[2] Fashion Frocks also made parachutes during World War II. Currently, the complex is home to the American Sign Museum and loft apartments.[3]

Historic uses
  • Manufacturing Facility
  • Industrial Storage

Notes
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 30, 2007.
  2. Middle Earth Developers. Machine Flats: The Neighborhood. Retrieved on February 6, 2010.
  3. Cliff Radel. Sign Museum plans bigger home in Camp Washington Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. "Cincinnati Enquirer". January 30, 2007. Retrieved on February 6, 2010.


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