Columbia-Tusculum is the oldest neighborhood in
Cincinnati, Ohio
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, and is located on the East Side of the city. The population was 1,523 at the
2020 census.
Demographics
Source - City of Cincinnati Statistical Database.
Note - boundaries of neighborhood changed in 2010 - reflective of population decrease.
History
Columbia was founded in 1788 on the
Little Miami River
The Little Miami River ( sjw, Cakimiyamithiipi) is a Class I tributary of the Ohio River that flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 26, 2011 through five counties ...
and predates
Losantiville (which became Cincinnati) by a month. The first Protestant church (Baptist) in the Northwest Territory was erected in Columbia. The Cincinnati area's first school opened here in 1790. Many of the early settlers are buried in the former Columbia Baptist Cemetery, founded in 1790. The cemetery is now known as the
Pioneer Memorial Cemetery.
In 1791, Columbia became part of
Columbia Township. From the early 1840s, it was included in
Spencer Township, until
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
annexed it in 1871.
Tusculum was annexed in 1875.
The neighborhood is noted for its
Victorian era homes decorated in the
painted ladies
In American architecture, painted ladies are Victorian and Edwardian houses and buildings repainted, starting in the 1960s, in three or more colors that embellish or enhance their architectural details. The term was first used for San Francisco ...
multi-color style.
Designated historic structures in the neighborhood include the
Bates Building
The Bates Building is a historic house in the Columbia-Tusculum neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. A two-story building constructed in a vernacular style of architecture, it is one of the oldest buildings on Eastern Avenue in the n ...
,
Kellogg House,
LuNeack House,
Norwell Residence,
Spencer Township Hall, and the
Stephen Decker Rowhouse.
It is also home to popular restaurants such as Allyn's Cafe and The Precinct, an upscale restaurant occupying the restored
Police Station No. 6.
Further reading
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References
External links
Columbia-Tusculum Neighborhood Site
Neighborhoods in Cincinnati
Historic districts in Ohio
Populated places established in 1788
1788 establishments in the Northwest Territory
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