Old Pogue's warehouse eyed for new Downtown residential development

An old Downtown warehouse used to store goods for the former H. & S. Pogue Department Store is being eyed for redevelopment as an apartment building.

Missouri-based Drury Development Corp. has applied to have the building at 310 Race St. declared a local historic landmark, which would allow the developer to apply for historic tax credits to help cover construction costs.

Cincinnati's Department of City Planning and Engagement will hold a meeting Monday to consider the application.

The 12-story brick building, known as the H. & S. Pogue Service Building, was constructed in 1947 for the iconic department store founded in 1863 by brothers Henry and Samuel Pogue after they took over their uncle’s dry good store on Fifth Street.

It was designed by notable Cincinnati architectural firm, Hake & Hake, which also designed a major renovation of the department store building at 20 W. 4th St., across the street from the warehouse.

The department store building was demolished in 1988.

Hake & Hake also designed three other downtown Cincinnati buildings that are already listed on the National Register of Historic Places: The Power Building at 224 E 8th St.; the Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company Building at 209 7th St. West.; and The Court Street Firehouse, also known as the Cincinnati Fire Museum, at 315 W. Court St. of Cincinnati.

"The H. & S. Pogue Service Building is significant for its association with the major department store H. & S. Pogue and commerce in Cincinnati. It is also significant as an example of an international style building in downtown Cincinnati designed by noted local architects Hake & Hake,'' the historic landmark application states.

The building's overall form and defining architectural characteristics have remained intact since the date of construction, according to the application.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Old Pogue's warehouse building could become new Downtown apartments