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 4,904 at the 2010 census. The District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1973. 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.
History
Mt. Auburn was for a long time almost the only suburb of the city. It was at first called Keys' Hill, after an old settler, and this name was used until 1837. By 1826 a number of prominent citizens had taken up residence there. Mount Auburn was platted as a town in 1837. It owes its name to the then newly established Mount Auburn Cemetery of Boston. By 1842, it extended from Liberty Street to McMillan Street. Mount Auburn was annexed to the City of Cincinnati in 1849.
Television
Mount Auburn is the main major television broadcast facility location for the Cincinnati area. Stations that transmit from Mount Auburn: WLWT has their studios on Young Street, and their transmitter on Chickasaw Street WKRC-TV has studios and Transmitter located on Highland Avenue. WCPO-TV has their transmitter on Symes Street, the tower also holds WBQC-LD. WCET Has their Transmitter Located on Chickasaw Street with WLWT.
The Mount Auburn Young Ladies Institute was established in 1856 to provide higher education to females. It was known for a strenuous curriculum, particularly in science and mathematics. The Institute was located on twenty-three acres of land that was landscaped by a gardener. Only four acres were cultivated for vegetable and flower gardens and a fruit orchard. The remainder was part of the landscaped area.
Cincinnati Orphan Asylum
Hopkins Park is a small hillside park in Mt. Auburn
Inwood Park was created in 1904 after the purchase of a stone quarry. Its pavilion, built in 1910 in Mission style, is one of the earliest buildings extant in Cincinnati's parks.
Jackson Hill Park
Glencoe-Auburn Hotel and Glencoe-Auburn Place Row Houses
