Mount Auburn Historic District
A map of Mount Auburn circa 1869. Visible are the house of Alphonso Taft (which is now the William Howard Taft National Historic Site), the Cincinnati Orphan Asylum and the Mount Auburn Young Ladies Institute.
Mount Auburn Historic District is located in Ohio
Mount Auburn Historic District
Mount Auburn Historic District is located in the United States
Mount Auburn Historic District
LocationBoth sides of Auburn Ave. from Ringgold St. to Howard Taft Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates39°7′12″N 84°30′30″W / 39.12000°N 84.50833°W / 39.12000; -84.50833
Area414 acres (1.68 km2), 31 buildings
Built1819
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.73001464[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1973

Mount Auburn Historic District is located in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. It extends along both sides of Auburn Avenue roughly between Ringold Street and William H. Taft Road. The population of Mount Auburn was 5,094 at the 2020 census.

The District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1973 (No. 73001464). Mount Auburn was founded as a hilltop retreat for Cincinnati's social elite where wealthier people could escape the dirt, heat, smoke and crowded conditions of the lower city. Ornate historic mansions with incredible panoramic views still reflect this heritage.

The district contains notable houses of Federal, Greek Revival, Italian Villa, Romanesque Revival, and Georgian Revival styles. The houses date from 1819 to the turn of the century and are associated with the prominent Cincinnatians. Noted residents include President William Howard Taft.

Demographics

Population of Mt. Auburn 1900-2020
YearPop.±%
190011,625—    
191013,168+13.3%
192015,100+14.7%
193015,512+2.7%
194014,264−8.0%
195016,769+17.6%
196016,821+0.3%
197012,549−25.4%
19808,889−29.2%
19907,452−16.2%
20006,516−12.6%
20104,904−24.7%
20205,070+3.4%
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Source - City of Cincinnati Statistical Database

History

Mt. Auburn was for a long time almost the only suburb of the city. It was at first called Keys' Hill,[2] after an old settler, and this name was used until 1837. By 1826 a number of prominent citizens had taken up residence there.[3]

Mount Auburn was platted as a town in 1837. It owes its name to the then newly established Mount Auburn Cemetery of Boston.[4] By 1842, it extended from Liberty Street (Liberty Street got its name because the city laws were not enforced north of it and it was the location of the "northern liberties" – gambling, drinking and carousing) to McMillan Street (note that the historic district only goes as far south as Ringold Street, the rest of the Mount Auburn neighborhood to the south is the Prospect Hill Historic District).[2] Mount Auburn was annexed to the City of Cincinnati in 1849.[5]

Buildings and sites

Other notable architecture

Schools

Medical institutions

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Rider, Peg (May 21, 1989). "Mt. Auburn". Prospect Hill, A Neighborhood Reborn (1807–present). Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
  3. ^ Clarke, S. J. (1912). Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912, Volume 2. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 531. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  4. ^ Stradling, David (October 1, 2003). Cincinnati: From River City to Highway Metropolis. Arcadia Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 9780738524405. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  5. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1943). Cincinnati, a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors. p. 357. ISBN 9781623760519. Retrieved May 4, 2013.

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