Cincinnati's Hyde Park

by Rogers, Gregory Parker

• ISBN13: 9781596299009
• ISBN10: 1596299002
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-27
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

First settled in 1795, Hyde Park was an area of great estates and small and large farms until 1892. That's when the seven-member Hyde Park Syndicate capitalized on new transportation connections to downtown as a means to sell their property as smaller parcels. Designed to be upscale, the neighborhood attracted people looking for a suburban experience in an urban setting. This history introduces influential figures, including eventual Ohio governor Myers Y. Cooper, the Kilgour brothers, Levi Ault and Senator Joseph Foraker. It explains the development of Hyde Park Square and the community's streets, schools and churches. Readers will rediscover lost places, like the Grandin Bridge, Rookwood, The Pines, Belcamp and the Hermitage. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Hyde Park Today	p. 15
Farmland Becomes Mornington: 1794-1884	p. 19
The Mornington Syndicate Begets Hyde Park: 1885-1903	p. 33
Old and New Plans Take Shape: 1904-1929	p. 45
Developing the Great Hyde Park Estates: 1930-1969	p. 61
Hyde Park Changes: 1970-2009	p. 71
John and Charles Kilgour: The Money and the Vision Behind Hyde Park	p. 83
Myers Y. Cooper: The Home Builder	p. 95
The Pines	p. 109
Hyde Park Square	p. 119
Ault Park	p. 133
The Cincinnati Observatory Center	p. 143
Churches of Hyde Park	p. 147
Hyde Park Schools	p. 159
The Country Clubs	p. 169
Notes	p. 175
Bibliography	p. 183
Index	p. 187
About the Author	p. 191
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