20 College Street
The Enquirer building was purchased in 1866 for $80,000 ($1.5 million). The property extended from Vine Street to College Street. It was known at the time as the Gibson property. The Enquirer owners were turning the Vine Street end (267 Vine) into their new office building. The College Street end (20 College) would be their job printing operation. It had two stories and was situated on the east side of College Street between 6th and 7th streets.
Russell, Morgan & Company's business soon employed 11 people. Two of them were James C. Hare and James R. Aston. Hare had been the Foreman of the Enquirer job office and was referred to as the “Best Known Printer in the Country”. Aston at the time was one of the country’s best all-round engravers and designers.
Within four years the business was growing so fast they needed to expand. In November 1872 they moved to Race Street, just one block west. They would use this old location less and lease out the space. In 1873 a leasee was a James Morgan with a bookbinding business. Robert J. Morgan had a brother named James but he was a mail carrier.
In 1883 the Enquirer Job Printing business was sold, along with their Race Street location, and it became the Enquirer Job Printing & Publishing Company. All the incorporators of this new business were involved with the Cincinnati Enquirer.
In 1895 Harry J. Anderson (the former superintendent) bought the job printing part of the company to establish The Enquirer Printing Company. It has been owned by the Anderson family ever since. They moved it to 88 East Eighth street.
This map from 1891 still shows the printing rooms and office areas.
The original building is long gone. It is now covered by a business building and a parking garage.