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The Glendale Historic District encompasses the historic core of Glendale,
Glendale was the brainchild of George Crawford and Henry Clark, two Ohio businessmen who saw the possibility of a suburban residential development along the railroad line of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway. To that end, they ended up purchasing on which Glendale was built. were laid out by Robert Phillips, a civil engineer, and development proceeded once the railroad began running in 1851. The village streets were at first lit by coal oil lamps, which were upgraded by 1872 to natural gas; these fixtures are still used.
Glendale Ohio National Historic District
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Ohio
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. Developed in 1851, Glendale is one of the earliest known examples of a planned residential village subdivision, its layout made using principles developed for rural cemeteries
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popular at the time. The district features shaded winding residential lanes, and a large assemblage of well-preserved period buildings. The district was designated a National Historic Landmark
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in 1977.
Description and history
The village of Glendale is located in southwestern Ohio, about north ofCincinnati
Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...
. Its historic core is an area of about , bounded roughly by Coral and Washington Avenues on the north, Springfield Pike (SR 4) on the west, Oak Street on the south, and South Troy Avenue on the east. South Troy parallels railroad tracks, and the village's business district basically straddles those tracks near Sharon Road. Congress Avenue is a major road passing through the district north from the junction of Springfield Pike and Oak Street. The area east of Congress Avenue is heavily residential, with winding roads and mature landscaping. There are two small parks in this area, both on East Fountain Avenue, which travels generally southwest to northeast. Houses in the district are mostly either Italianate or Second Empire, reflective of the village's development period in the 1850s. (incomplete scanned copy) and The railroad depot included in the district holds a museum of memorabilia of the village's past, including when John Hunt Morgan
John Hunt Morgan (June 1, 1825September 4, 1864) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. In April 1862, he raised the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, fought at Shiloh, and then launched a costly raid in Kentucky, which encouraged Br ...
went through the village on his great raid.
Glendale was the brainchild of George Crawford and Henry Clark, two Ohio businessmen who saw the possibility of a suburban residential development along the railroad line of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway. To that end, they ended up purchasing on which Glendale was built. were laid out by Robert Phillips, a civil engineer, and development proceeded once the railroad began running in 1851. The village streets were at first lit by coal oil lamps, which were upgraded by 1872 to natural gas; these fixtures are still used.
See also
*List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio
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*National Register of Historic Places listings in Hamilton County, Ohio
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External links
Glendale Ohio National Historic District
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