HISTORY OF CINCINNATI AND HAMILTON COUNTY. - 219 CHAPTER X1. THE CINCINNATI CREMATION COMPANY. It is learned from C. M. Lotze, Esq., that this company was organized October 4, 1884, On this occasion the following gentlemen met in his office, in the Wiggins block, to consider the proposition, and they became the original founders: Otto Rauchfuss, C. AT. Lotze, Albert Meininger, V. M. Mayer, C. A. Nulsen, Julius Greyer, Benn Pitman, Samuel Burnstein, Charles Jacobs, Jr., and Henry Oliver. The following were the first officers chosen: President, Charles Jacobs, Jr.; vicepresident, C. A. Nulsen; secretary, Albert Meininger; treasurer, Henry Oliver; attorney, C. M. Lotze. The Association was incorporated as a company October 26, 1884, and the first general meeting was held at Central Turner Hall, and the building of the crematory was begun in June, 1885. It is situated on Dixmyth avenue, near Burnet woods, on an elevation overlooking Mill creek valley. The building is oval in form, massive, and constructed of Indiana limestone. It contains a chapel, residence rooms for the superintendent, a basement, where the preparing rooms, two retorts, and furnace rooms are situated. [email protected] wrote: >In a message dated 1/23/2008 3:57:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: > > > >>When I was young I remember one somewhere in the vicinity of Dixon Avenue, >>next to Good Sam Hospital. I don't think I ever heard of another one. >>Martha >> >> >> > >You are right about the location but the street name is Dixmyth Ave. >I've driven it many times. > >Jim >Cincinnati > > >************** >Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in >shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > >To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: [email protected] > >Did you miss a message? You can find it in the list's archives here: > >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHHAMILT/ > >Don't forget--there is also a message board for Hamilton County: > >http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.hamilton/mb.ashx > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >