Description: A piece of paper gives a description of a Works Progress Administration project in Cincinnati. It reads "District #16 Progress picture / Project #16-31-545. Running track at Walnut Hills High School Athletic Field. 80% completed. / This project started September, 1935, employs an average of 100 men, and will cost a total of $117,233, / of which amount the W.P.A. furnished $105,796. Photo by W.P.A. Photographer, Federal Project No. 1. / (Writers') 7-8-36. Cincinnati, Ohio. / Division of Recreational Projects." The picture is not included. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F12_011_001
Subjects: United States. Works Progress Administration of Ohio; Walnut Hills High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Cinci., O., Oct. 11, 1937. Walnut Hill High School." The school was the third district public high school established in the city of Cincinnati, following Hughes H.S. and Woodward H.S., and was opened in September 1895 on the corner of Ashland and Burdett Avenues in Cincinnati. As a district high school, it accommodated the conventional four years (grades 9-12). It began with 20 teachers and 684 students. In 1919 Walnut Hills became a classical high school (college-preparatory school) and was expanded to accommodate six years (grades 7-12). Students were drawn from the entire city, rather than from a defined district within the city. As a classical high school, its organization was modeled on eastern college preparatory schools in general, and on Boston Latin School in particular. A new building on Victory Boulevard (now Victory Parkway) was built on 14 acres (57,000 m2) acquired from the Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati and was occupied in 1931. Designed by architect Frederick W. Garber's firm it remains in use today. The facility was designed for 1700 students and included 31 class rooms, 3 study halls, choral harmony and band rooms, a general shop, a print shop, a mechanical drawing room, 2 swimming pools (separate swimming for boys and girls), a library, a large and a small auditorium, and a kitchen for teaching cooking (with pantry and adjacent living room and dining room)[6]. The front of the building was inspired by Thomas Jefferson's designs at the University of Virginia and modeled after University of Virginia's library building, including the iconic, domed library at the center of the structure. Examples of Cincinnati's famous Rookwood Pottery are to be found throughout the building, including the masks of comedy and tragedy adorning the proscenium arch of the large theatrical auditorium. The school's original Ashland and Burdett location became the Burdett School in 1932, which was closed in 1979. Abandoned for many years, the building was renovated in 2005 as the Schoolhouse Lofts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F14_005_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio). Walnut Hills High School; Walnut Hills High School (Cincinnati, Ohio); Cincinnati (Ohio). Public Schools; Cincinnati Public Schools; Public schools--Ohio--Cincinnati
Places: Walnut Hills (Ohio); Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This postcard features a view of Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, postmarked 1909. Walnut Hills High School began in 1895 at Ashland and Burdett Avenues in Cincinnati, and is now a college preparatory school for grades 7-12, nationally recognized as one of America's top public high schools. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05226
Subjects: Schools--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Education; Education--Ohio;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Swimming pool and bathing pavilion on the estate of Charles Williams, 1920 Dexter Ave,. Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo by Federal Writer' Photographer, District #2. July 6, 1937". This Second Renaissance Revival house is one of only two in the Walnut Hills community of Cincinnati, Ohio (the other being located at 2923 Wold Avenue). This two story buff colored brick home has terracotta roof shingles and a swimming pool. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F10_025
Subjects: Architecture; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This home, known as the Fisher House, is located in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The work of architect Lucian Plympton, it was built in the Swiss Chalet style popular between 1885-1910. The house was completed in 1892. Characteristics of the Swiss Chalet style include a low-pitched front gable roof, second-story balconies, and decorative carving. The ornate detailing on the home's facade is also characteristic of a decorative style known as "gingerbread." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F09_037_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); Architecture; Houses--1890-1950
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Project #16-31-544. Toboggan slide at Walnut Hills High School Picnic Grove, Cincinnati, Ohio. The slide is 1050 feet long with two sharp curves, and gradually decreases from an 8% to 1% grade. So far as is known this is the only existing toboggan slide in existence in Southern Ohio. The project is now 60% completed. Work started April 28, 1936, employs an average of forty-two men, and will cost a total of $26,557, of which amount W.P.A. furnished $19,757. In addition to the toboggan slide, the project calls for the construction of rustic bridges, nature trails, bridle paths, and the creation of a picnic area equipped with outdoor fireplaces, combination ping pong and picnic tables, benches, etc. Photo by W.P.A. Photographer, Federal Project No. 1. (Writers')" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F05_014_001
Subjects: Walnut Hills High School (Cincinnati, Ohio); Sledding
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Walnut Hills High School originated as one of the first three public high schools in Cincinnati. In 1919, it restyled itself a classical school, taking in two extra grades, modeled after Boston Latin. Visible here is Frederick Garber's 1931 edifice, imitative of Thomas Jefferson's Rotunda for the University of Virginia. Located 3250 Victory Parkway. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F13_011_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Garber, Frederick William, 1877-1950; Preparatory schools; Schools--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Garden view at Hotel Alms, Cincinnati Ohio" Department store magnate Frederick H. Alms built the Hotel Alms in Walnut Hills in 1891, and expanded it in 1925 to house the radio station WKRC. NWC Victory Parkway and E. McMillan St. Harry Hake founded a Cincinnati architecture firm that persisted from 1897 to 1978, through three generations of Hake architects, designing Crosley Field and the Ohio State University Library. His work is noted for wittily applying historical forms -- usually Beaux-Arts or Arts and Crafts -- to modern structures. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F14_009_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Ohio--Walnut Hills (Cincinnati); Hake, Harry Sr., 1871-1955
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Residence of Charles Williams, 1920 Dexter Ave., Walnut Hills, erected in 1890, of buff brick, is a good example of American architecture. Photo by Federal Writers' Photographer, District #2. July 6, 1937. Cincinnati, Ohio". This Second Renaissance Revival house is one of only two in the Walnut Hills community of Cincinnati, Ohio (the other being located at 2923 Wold Avenue). This two story buff colored brick home has terracotta roof shingles and a swimming pool. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F05_040
Subjects: Architecture; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Cin. Lebanon & Northern Ry. tunnel under May St. Walnut Hills, Cin. O., Jun 3 1941." This photograph shows a railroad tunnel for Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway going under May Street in the Cincinnati suburb of Walnut Hills. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F05_28_01
Subjects: Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern Railway; Railroad tunnels
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "An attractive porch, the residence of Charles Williams, 1920 Dexter Ave., Walnut Hills. Photo by Federal Writers' Photograph, District #2. July 6, 1937. Cincinnati, Ohio". This Second Renaissance Revival house is one of only two in the Walnut Hills community of Cincinnati, Ohio (the other being located at 2923 Wold Avenue). This two story buff colored brick home has terracotta roof shingles and a swimming pool. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F04_003_001
Subjects: Architecture; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Department store magnate Frederick H. Alms built the Hotel Alms in Walnut Hills in 1891, and expanded it in 1925 to house the radio station WKRC. NWC Victory Parkway and E. McMillan St. Harry Hake founded a Cincinnati architecture firm that persisted from 1897 to 1978, through three generations of Hake architects, designing Crosley Field and the Ohio State University Library. His work is noted for wittily applying historical forms -- usually Beaux-Arts or Arts and Crafts -- to modern structures. Reverse reads: "Inside Hotel Alms Cincinnati Ohio" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F14_010_1
Subjects: Hotels--Ohio--Walnut Hills (Cincinnati); Hake, Harry Sr., 1871-1955
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)