Walnut Hills, Cincinnati
Walnut Hills is a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. The neighborhood was named for the farm of early settler Reverend James Kemper he called Walnut Hill.[1] For generations, the Kemper family lived in the Kemper Log House. Walnut Hills was annexed to the City of Cincinnati in September, 1869.[2]
Walnut Hills is a large diverse area on the near East side of Cincinnati.[3] Home of highly ranked Walnut Hills High School and located within five minutes of the University of Cincinnati and ten minutes driving of downtown Cincinnati; the beautiful Eden Park is the gateway to Walnut Hills as you drive North from downtown Cincinnati. It is the home of "Balluminaria" hot air balloon glow every Fall as well as many other festivals. It is also the home of the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Playhouse in the Park. The Krohn Conservatory boasts over 1000 botanical species indoors and thousands of daffodils outdoors. It also hosts an annual butterfly festival and many special exhibits including a wonderful Christmas display.
Continuing on through the park into Walnut Hills proper, visitors and residents both delight in Victorian homes and churches and significant history as well. Harriet Beecher Stowe researched her Uncle Tom's Cabin which became a book that changed the world. Her home, the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, is now an Ohio State Historical site with highlights of the abolitionist movement and the African American struggle for justice. The Walnut Hills Library is a Carnegie Foundation architectural gem, as is the remaining tower from the United Presbyterian Church at Taft and Gilbert designed by famed architect Samuel Hannaford. Peebles Corner once bustled as the terminus of the cable car ride up from the city basin and was home to theaters and an acting school attended by Tyrone Power and others who found their way to Hollywood.
Today it is a redeveloping proud urban neighborhood that is home to many economic levels and a diverse mixture of ethnic and religious backgrounds, too. It is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati and one of the oldest with wonderful views and parks and proximity to all parts of the Cincy/NKY metro area.
Historic districts in Walnut Hills [edit]
Walnut Hills buildings are of historic architecture in a range of styles. Several historic districts in Walnut Hills have been listed on the National Register.
- Gilbert-Sinton Historic District
- Gilbert Row
- Madison and Woodburn Historic District
- Peeble's Corner Historic District
References [edit]
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1943). "Cincinnati, a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors". p. 283. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ Clarke, S. J. (1912). "Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912, Volume 2". The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 528. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ Ball, Jennifer (Jun 2007). "Selling Points". Cincinnati Magazine. p. 88. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
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