East Walnut Hills is a neighborhood on the Southeast side of

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. The population was 4,103 at the 2020 census.

Demographics

Source - City of Cincinnati Statistical Database

History

Founded in 1867 as the incorporated Village of Woodburn, East Walnut Hills is known as the home to many prominent Cincinnatians. Initially developed by combining a small German Catholic community and the suburban estates of Cincinnati businessmen, the village was annexed into Cincinnati by 1873.

Historic architecture and former residents

The neighborhood includes a historic district between the O'Bryonville business district (Evanston) and the DeSales Corner, home to mansions with large setbacks, as well as Annwood Park on Madison Road and the Bettman Preserve, an urban nature preserve. Large estates line

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Road, with views of the Ohio River and Downtown Cincinnati. Many older homes in the areas surrounding St. Ursula Academy are being subdivided and converted into condominiums. East Walnut Hills is home to the historic Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church and School, at the intersection of Madison Road and Woodburn Avenue and Purcell Marian High School. East Walnut Hills' historic homes demonstrate several architectural styles. Examples of the Romantic period, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Queen Ann, Romanesque, Italian Revival, and English Country Revival can be seen. The homes of East Walnut Hills are often featured in local historic home and garden tours. Formerly known as Madisonville Pike in the early 1850s, Madison Road is the site of the earliest development in the neighborhood. The historic

John S. Baker House The John S. Baker House is a historic house in the East Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, East Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Built in 1854 according to a design by Cincinnati architect James Keys Wilson, it was the home ...

was designed by Cincinnati Architect James Keys Wilson. Other prominent East Walnut Hills residents are William W. Scarborough, grocery merchant,

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, a Union general who built his home in 1858, and

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veteran and heir to a liquor baron Charles Dexter.Brent Coleman
Charles Dexter’s legacy: his home
''The Cincinnati Enquirer'', January 9, 2014 The neighborhood is known as an

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because of the number of large trees. There is also a bird sanctuary between Wold Ave and Dexter Place.

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External links

Official Neighborhood Site
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Demographics

History

Historic architecture and former residents

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