Located along Ninth Street in the city's downtown,[1] this five-story brick building includes a distinctive range of architectural details.

Among these elements are brick pilasters and projections, a three-story bay window on each side of the symmetrical main facade, semicircular balconies, and many stone pieces, such as pediments, keystones, and stringcourses.

[2] Constructed in 1891 according to a design by leading Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford,[1] the Saxony Apartment Building was constructed during the last years of Hannaford's practice.

By this time, he had established himself as one of the city's premier architects, due in large part to his responsibility for the grand Cincinnati Music Hall in the 1870s.

[3]: 11  Among the distinctive elements of his buildings as a group is the wide range of architectural styles that he employed: his surviving buildings demonstrate at least five different styles,[3]: 12  and although the Saxony Apartments include some obvious Queen Anne elements,[3]: 7  the building's overall style cannot easily be classified.