A picture from Clifton library website of Mr Eric reading a book.
And below is a picture of the exterior of their building also from their website.
This is a picture of the Boss Cox house, called "Parkview Manor" which is about 4-5 blocks from the current Clifton library and where they will move when enough funds are raised. One of our neighbors, Bill M, asked the previous owner to donate this house to the Cincinnati Public Library. It is almost 4 times larger than Clifton library's current building and has 16 parking spaces too. It also has some rich history.
This is a picture of George "Boss" Cox (1853-1916). Basically he controlled Cincinnati politics for more than 25 years. He hired Samuel Hannaford to build this Renaissance Revival style home after Hannaford completed City Hall and Music Hall downtown. the foundation and exterior walls are made from Indiana limestone. Apparently the house has some unusual shaped rooms, circular and triangle, as well as many secret passages. It has been on the National Registry of Historic Places since 1973.
Cox lived here until his death at the age of 63 and his wife lived there another 22 years.