Manse Hotel & Horace Sudduth Historic Marker Dedication

1004 Chapel Street,Cincinnati OH 45206

12 May, 2023

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Marker funded by:Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr. FoundationAfrican American Chamber Greater Cincinnati |Northern KentuckySpeakers & performers include:Jan-Michele Kearney, Vice Mayor, City of CincinnatiBernie McKay, President and CEO, Haile FoundationGina Ruffin Moore, Board Member, Harriet Beecher Stowe House & author of Black America Series: CincinnatiJimmy Wilson, Vice President of Affordable Housing, Episcopal Retirement ServicesSteve Smith, Principal, Model GroupKathryne Gardette, President, Walnut Hills Area CouncilEric H. Kearney, President & CEO, African American Chamber Greater Cincinnati |Northern KentuckyChoir from Frederick Douglass Elementary SchoolLight reception to follow in The Manse Community Room. Event will take place rain or shine. Where can I park? Street parking will be available on Chapel, Park, Lincoln, Foraker, and Monfort between Lincoln and Foraker.Bus stops within 2 blocks of the Manse are serviced by the #4, #24, and #37 bus routes.Who was Horace Sudduth? Horace Sudduth (1888-1957) was the wealthiest African American of his generation in Cincinnati, and its most influential Black businessperson. Sudduth moved from the city basin to Walnut Hills, did much of his business in our neighborhood, and he owned and developed the Manse Hotel & Annex. You can read more about Horace Sudduth from the Walnut Hills Historical Society here: https://walnuthillsstories.org/stories/horace-sudduth-real-estate/. What was the Manse Hotel & Annex? Walnut Hills has been home to a significant middle- and working-class Black community since the 1850s. In 1931, African American entrepreneur Horace Sudduth bought 1004 Chapel Street and the row of buildings across the street, naming them the Manse Hotel and Annex. Over the years, Sudduth upgraded and expanded the rooms, restaurant, and other facilities. The Manse provided comfortable residential and transient lodging during segregation. It appeared in the Negro Motorist’s Green Book between 1940-1963. Among its many famous guests were future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who attended the NAACP convention at the Hotel in 1946, and Frank Robinson, who lived in the Annex while the Reds’ 1956 National League Rookie of the Year.