Mount Airy Forest

Mount Airy Forest
Mount Airy Forest
Mount Airy Forest is located in Ohio
Location: 5083 Colerain Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°10′46.86″N 84°33′57.64″W / 39.1796833°N 84.5660111°W / 39.1796833; -84.5660111Coordinates: 39°10′46.86″N 84°33′57.64″W / 39.1796833°N 84.5660111°W / 39.1796833; -84.5660111
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]

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