- Mount Airy Forest
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Mount Airy Forest
Location: 5083 Colerain Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio Coordinates: 39°10′46.86″N 84°33′57.64″W / 39.1796833°N 84.5660111°WCoordinates: 39°10′46.86″N 84°33′57.64″W / 39.1796833°N 84.5660111°W Area: 1,471 acres (595 ha)[2] Built: 1911 Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 10000191[1] Added to NRHP: April 13, 2010[1] The Mount Airy Forest, in Cincinnati, Ohio, was established in 1911. It was one of the earliest, if not the first, urban reforestation project in the United States. It's the largest park in Cincinnati's park system. It includes Civilian Conservation Corps-built structures.[2]
According to the National Park Service:
Established in 1911, the Mount Airy Forest covers an impressive 1,471 acres and includes natural areas, planned landscapes, buildings, structures, and landscape features. The numerous hiking trails, bridle paths, walls, gardens, pedestrian bridges, and various other improvements within Mount Airy Forest reflect the ambitious park planning and development that took place in Cincinnati in the early to mid-20th century. Conceived as the nation’s first urban reforestation project, the park has developed over the years—especially during the Depression and post-World War II period- into a park with a variety of areas, spaces and structures designed to accommodate recreational, social, and educational activities. Today it continues to offer a large expanse of protected land within the city limits where the public can enjoy the richness and diversity of nature.[3]
The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 2010.[1] The listing was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of April 23, 2010.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places for April 23, 2010". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. April 23, 2010. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20100423.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ a b Nancy Recchie (May, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mount Airy Forest" (PDF). National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/weekly_features/MountAiryForest.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-11. (72 pages, with maps and historic and modern photos)
- ^ "Weekly Highlight 04/23/2010 Mount Airy Forest, Hamilton County, Ohio". http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/weekly_features/10_04_23_Mount_Airy_Forest.htm.
- ^ "Weekly List Actions". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/nrlist.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
External links
- Mt. Airy Forest - Cincinnati Parks Dept.
- Unofficial trail maps
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Portal:National Register of Historic PlacesCategories:- Forests of Ohio
- National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
- Buildings and structures in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Civilian Conservation Corps in Ohio
- Protected areas of Hamilton County, Ohio
- History of Cincinnati, Ohio
- Reforestation
- Parks in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Ohio Registered Historic Place stubs
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