For more than a century, the Anna Louise Inn provided housing for women fleeing abusive relationships, recovering from drug and alcohol addiction or escaping forced sex work. This month, the historic Cincinnati safe house gave up a two-year legal battle against a Fortune 500 insurance company looking to buy the building and convert it into a luxury hotel.

After running out of money to sustain the legal battle and viewing the ongoing litigation as a distraction from its core service mission, the Anna Louise Inn accepted the sale last week and will move to another location. The Western & Southern Insurance Group bought the building for $4 million, where it intends to build a boutique hotel.

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While the safe house will continue to serve women and families in its new location, many view the victory of the insurance company over a community touchstone as a major blow to the city, as Aviva Shen at ThinkProgress notes: