Background on the Taft Museum
The Taft Museum of Art was built in 1820 for Martin Baum. Baum was forced to sell his home in 1825. It was then purchased by lawyer Nicholas Longsworth. After some time and remodeling/ additions to the home, Longsworth sold the house to David Sinton[1]. His daughter, Anna Sinton Taft then moved into the house in 1873 and lived in the mansion with her husband Charles Phelps Taft until their deaths in 1929 and 1931[1][2]. Anna and Charles were interested in the arts and cultural perspectives in the Cincinnati area.
The Taft's collected and patronized arts not only in the Cincinnati area but from their travels as well. They founded the Taft Theater, and established an art collection in their home. They opened up their home to the Cincinnati public in 1927 for their art collection to be viewed[1]. The building was released to the City of Cincinnati in 1931, which was when it was established as a museum and opened to the public as a whole [2].
The Taft Museum hours currently are:
Wednesday- Friday: 11am- 4pm.
Saturday & Sunday: 11am- 5pm.
*Free to all on Sundays!
The Museum is located at 316 Pike Street in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Resources:
[1] "Museum History." Taft Museum of Art. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Apr. 2014. <http://www.taftmuseum.org/>.
[2] "Sibcy Cline News." Sibcy Cline. N.p., 29 June 2012. Web. 3 Apr. 2014. <http://sibcyclinenews.com/2012/06/>.