United States Printing Company
This factory was built in 1908 at 4500 Beech Street in Norwood just to the south of the USPCC factory and less than 3 blocks from the United States Lithograph Company. The first company directors were John Omwake (President), George Dan Seib (Vice President) and Arthur Russell Morgan (Secretary).
U. S. Lithograph (Green), U. S. Printing (Red) and U. S. Playing Card (Yellow)
A. O. Russell's Home (Blue)
A. O. Russell's Home (Blue)
In 1913 the United States Lithograph Company would move to the United States Printing Company location and they would become the United States Printing & Lithographing Company.
The factory was 250,000 sq. ft. and was arranged as thus.....
Westside Building
1st Floor Press Room
2nd Floor Offices
3rd Floor Warehouse
4th Floor Engraving, Photographer, Composing and Printing
North Wing Building
Varnishing Room & Embossing
South Wing Building
1st Floor Pressroom
2nd Floor Paper Box Making
3rd Floor Lithography
4th Floor Electrotype and Embossing
In 1923 the factory would be attached by a hallway (arrow) from the USPCC factory.
Westside Building
1st Floor Press Room
2nd Floor Offices
3rd Floor Warehouse
4th Floor Engraving, Photographer, Composing and Printing
North Wing Building
Varnishing Room & Embossing
South Wing Building
1st Floor Pressroom
2nd Floor Paper Box Making
3rd Floor Lithography
4th Floor Electrotype and Embossing
In 1923 the factory would be attached by a hallway (arrow) from the USPCC factory.
In 1940 the factory would lease 25,000 square feet for a science laboratory to Institutum Divi Thomae (later called the St. Thomas Institute for Advanced Studies). It was a graduate research school of science based in Cincinnati.
The company was merged into the Diamond International Corporation on September 28, 1959.
The company was merged into the Diamond International Corporation on September 28, 1959.
The U. S. Printing & Lithographing Company building in 2023 with the USPCC Clock Tower in the background.