Dana Fine Arts is housed in a two-story carriage house, built in 1893, in the heart of Cincinnati's historic Avondale neighborhood. Cincinnati artist Henry Twachtman was among the painters calling Avondale home during the Nineteenth Century, painting landscapes of the then muddy horse-roads, which now are all paved-over and four lanes wide. Incorporated into the city in 1870, Avondale rapidly evolved from a nexus of "drunken street brawling" into one of the city's most elegant and distinguished areas. Urban renewal programs in the 1960s altered the demographics of the neighborhood, and Avondale was the location of race riots in 1968 and 2001. Discreetly located, and uniquely and solidly constructed, the DFA building is perfect for working artists.The DFA building was home to astrology, yoga and vegetarianism classes in the 1970s, and still contains art works made by those enterprising and creative individuals. Improvements continue; the grounds, once an overgrown gravel lot, have been transformed into lawns and vegetable, herb, and flower beds using all natural and organic methods. In the 1990s the studio space was home to Artifax Ceramic Sculpture. DFA is proud to carry these artistic and cultural traditions solidly into the future.