Mt. Echo Park is an

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in the Price Hill neighborhood of

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. Located on a hilltop, the park offers scenic overlooks of Downtown Cincinnati, the

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, and Northern Kentucky. Mt. Echo Park opened in 1908 on land that was previously a dairy farm. An Italian Renaissance-style pavilion was added in 1928. Amenities include hiking trails and a playground.

Architecture and Landscape

The two most prominent buildings in the park are the Mt. Echo Pavilion and the Mt. Echo Picnic Shelter. The Mt. Echo Pavilion was designed and built by the Cincinnati architectural firm Rendigs, Panzer and Martin in 1928 as part of a city-wide planning initiative by the Cincinnati Park Board and George Kessler. The pavilion’s surroundings were designed by landscape architect A.D. Taylor. The scenic view and Italian Renaissance Revivalist architecture make the Pavilion a popular local wedding venue. The Mt. Echo Picnic Shelter was a

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-era addition erected in 1940. Built under the

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and designed by R. Carl Freund, the shelter has design features influenced by

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, the organic architectural style, and the WPA "rustic" style.

References

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