Mount Washington is a neighborhood on the east side of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is located about ten minutes east of Downtown via Columbia Parkway and Beechmont Avenue, or a slightly longer drive via Riverside Drive (formerly Eastern Avenue) and Kellogg Avenue, to Salem Avenue and up Sutton Avenue or Beacon Street. As one of Cincinnati's 52 neighborhoods, Mount Washington lies within the city corporation limits, and borders the neighborhoods of California, Linwood, and the East End, as well as unincorporated Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio. It is served by the 24, 30X, and 81X Metro bus routes.
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History
Mount Washington was laid out in 1846 and received its city rights in 1867. The community was annexed by the City of Cincinnati in 1911.
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Business district
Mount Washington is home to numerous small businesses, many of them located along Beechmont Avenue / Ohio State Route 125 in the main neighborhood business district, "The Mount Washington Water Tower District" is sometimes referred to as "Uptown" as a means of distinguishing it from other business districts, including Downtown Cincinnati and the two other districts in Mount Washington.
Businesses include Water Tower Fine Wines (a retail wine shop with weekly tastings and appetizers), Ramundo's Pizza, a seasonal creamy whip and limited service bakery, Mt. Washington Jewelry, and Mr. Lock locksmith, as well as local outlets of Wendy's, LaRosa's Pizza, PNC Bank, Fifth Third Bank, Walgreens, and Kroger (headquartered in Cincinnati). Gold Star Chili was started in Mount Washington with the purchase of Hamburger Heaven in 1965, although the original location no longer exists. A recipe for Cincinnati chili was included in the sale.
Community organizations
Mt. Washington Community Council is a volunteer committee of residents.
The Mt. Washington Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation represents the member businesses in the neighborhood. Mt. Washington is also served by an active American Legion, Post 484, and Masonic Lodge, Yeatman Lodge #162
Beechmont Avenue reconstruction and evolution
Beechmont Avenue in western Mount Washington, prior to the 2002-2003 widening, featured reversible lanes. When the street was widened, two additional lanes were added between the western Corporation Line and Wasigo Drive (to create a dual turn lane), with one additional lane between Wasigo Drive and Corbly Street. Sidewalks, trees and curbs were also added along the route as well as a bike lane into the business district.
Lunken Airport Bridge Controversy
One traffic calming measure currently under consideration that is causing considerable alarm is a plan on the drawing board to connect the top of "Beechmont Hill" to the basin of Lunken Airport with a massive suspension bridge, bypassing the Beechmont Avenue and Levee corridor all together. Initial sketches show interstate highway-like entrance ramps for the bridge skirting the rooftop of a local Kroger grocery chain and meeting the bridge, soaring at 100 feet above. The bridge would cross a valley landscape, resulting in its terminus - Lunken Airport - resting 500 feet below the road deck of the bridge, creating in what one initial architect called, "...a harrowing, stomach-churning spiral of an exit ramp." The current design calls for only three 600-foot steel support towers, each spaced a mile apart - an engineering first. While the cable-stayed bridge would successfully funnel traffic away from Mt. Washington surface streets, the noise and financial feasibility of the project have been significant points of protest. As of late 2017, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley had pledged to allocate the majority of anticipated federal infrastructure funds to the project, with a tentative opening slated for late 2021. If completed, the bridge would cost over $1.7 billion, be the largest bridge in Cincinnati, the second-largest suspension bridge in the United States, and the only dry-land suspension bridge of any significant size in the world.
Housing
Throughout the 1980s, the growth of large apartment complexes and subsequent lack of investment into these buildings strained the neighborhood's image. Recent zoning has helped to protect the mostly residential nature of Beechmont Avenue, while many of the large apartment complexes have not aged well and many are owned by absentee landlords who do not maintain them properly.
Mount Washington contains historic homes and distinctive architecture. Housing stock in the neighborhood is diverse, with values ranging from modest bungalows to million dollar estates. The neighborhood is home to Victorian-era homes, particularly along minor arterials, such as Beacon Street, Mears Avenue, Cambridge Avenue and Sutton Avenue. Many streets between these minor arterials were developed in the 1920s and 1930s, ranging from modest bungalows and Cape Cods to small colonial houses. Kopf and Bressler's developments on Wilaray Terrace, Honeysuckle Lane, and Honeysuckle Drive are filled with 1940s and 1950s-era architect-designed custom-built homes. The Lower Salem area, located along Salem Avenue between Wayside and Kellogg Avenues, contains sprawling estates and large homes built between the 1930s and 1960s. Developments from the last decades of the 20th century include the George Mayer subdivision (Woodlark Drive and Thornbird Drive, connecting Mayland Drive to Mears Avenue); the Reserve of Turpin, a master-planned community; and portions of Berkshire Estates, which were built by Zaring Homes, and contain single-family homes and landominiums, as well as streets such as Adena Trail.
Schools
Three grade schools are located in Mount Washington:
- Sands Montessori (Corbly Street, Cincinnati Public Schools), a magnet school now housed in a new building (2011) on the site formerly housing the Eastern Hills Elementary and Junior High Schools
- Mt. Washington Elementary School (Mears Avenue) ,Built in 1859 , later renovated in 2010.Cincinnati Public Schools
- Guardian Angels School (6539 Beechmont Avenue, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati). The Guardian Angels Campus, constructed in 1931, 1942, 1949, and 1963-1971, was designed by architect Edward J. Schulte.
The Archbishop McNicholas High School (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati) is also located in Mount Washington, across from Guardian Angels.
Mount Washington is also home to the Athenaeum of Ohio (Mt. St. Mary's Seminary of the West), located at the eastern gateway to Mount Washington, the intersection of Beechmont Avenue and Burney Lane. The campus is owned by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and is known for its architecture. Many of the records for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati are located at the campus library.
Parks
Cincinnati Park Board operates the 125-acre (0.51 km2) Stanbery Park on Oxford Avenue between Corbly Street and Crestview Place. This park is named after Brigadier General Sanford B. Stanbery, who was the highest-ranking officer from Hamilton County in World War I. The Tudor-style Stanbery house used to be located on park grounds, but was demolished as part of a park improvement program.
Fundraisers held at the park have include the annual "Pumpkin Chuck" using a trebuchet (first Saturday after Halloween). The park facilities include a paved walking area, hiking trails, playground equipment, and a picnic shelter. Stanbery Park is a popular sledding area on snowy days.
References
External links
- Mount Washington Community Council
- Guardian Angels School
- Mount Washington Baptist Church and Daycare
- City of Cincinnati
- Mount Washington Elementary School
- Sands Montessori Elementary School
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