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A Little piece of Paradise… College Hill, Ohio - SELFCRAFT

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south to Colerain Road and from Hamilton Avenue west to Witherby Road. “In 45 1886 the W.C.Huntington subdivision from Huntington Ave. southward 400 feet, and from Highland Avenuewestward to Ridgelawn Avenue. Henry Deininger was corporation clerk and F. Hertenstein, notarypublic at this time.In 1890 the Dr. J. Ferris subdivision, north and south <strong>of</strong> Cedar Avenue eastward to St. ElmoAvenue was opened. F. T. Strong was clerk, and Jos. Bruce notary public, this year. In 1891 the S. F.Cary subdivision opened from Cedar Avenue 373 feet southward and from Hamilton Avenue 324 feetwest <strong>of</strong> Saranac Avenue. Names “...connected with this transfer were: Lilly G. Frazier, Elia W.Boyer, John Davey, S. F. and Jessie F. Cary, S. F. Cary, Jr. and John Bromwell. 46In 1892 (came) the second Dr. J. Ferris subdivision; 1894 the recording <strong>of</strong> the first S. F. Carysubdivision, the old Cary homestead, from Hamilton Avenue westward across Cary Avenue, andfrom North Bend Road south to upper Marlowe. The original Cary subdivision had come in 1855,embracing seven acres...Other more recent subdivisions were: E. N. Wild 47 subdivision in 1903, between upper Marloweand Linden, west <strong>of</strong> Hamilton Avenue, attested by F. R. Strong, village clerk; 1907 the Newbold L.Pierson subdivision, Llanfair Avenue south to Laurel, and Hamilton Avenue east across DaveyAvenue to 200 feet...the same year the Wild and Ferris subdivision, and the Charles M. Steele from100 feet north <strong>of</strong> Garfield Avenue southward to 100 feet past Salvia Avenue, and from Simpson 600feet westward; the Knopf subdivision on 1909 from Linden Avenue 600 feet northward, and fromLantana Avenue 202 feet eastward, in the transfer <strong>of</strong> which the names Caroline Knopf, Julia Plump,H. W. Plump, Otto L. Knopf, Alma N. Knopf, Walter R. Knopf, William Knopf, Hellen McKinney,and Charles G. McKinney, Jr., appear.”In 1910 came the Charles F. Farwell subdivision, which contained the Hammitt homestead andextended from Cedar Avenue south past S. F. Cary’s second subdivision, and from Hamilton Avenueeast to Ferris Place; the <strong>College</strong> Place subdivision, running north <strong>of</strong>f North Bend Road, then AspenAvenue was the called Inez Place, Strathmoor Avenue - Iola Avenue, and Heitzler Avenue - IreneAvenue, named after the three Flannigan daughters.The water tower was built after 1889 when <strong>College</strong> <strong>Hill</strong> was able to purchase water fromCincinnati. The main in Northside was tapped, a pumping station built across from Windermere andthe reservoir - the tower - was built. At the top it stood 176 feet high. Surrounding the top was abalcony from which the view was exceptional.<strong>College</strong> <strong>Hill</strong> residents bought and held land in nearby communities. In 1870 a few <strong>of</strong> the majorlandowners in Northside were: L. Laboyteaux 34,200 acres; Solomon Eversull 9,550 acres; John S.Crawford 4,300 acres.45 The Suburbs <strong>of</strong> Cincinnati, op. cit.46 <strong>College</strong> <strong>Hill</strong> News, 150th Anniversary Edition, Porter Publication, Thursday July 6, 1944, Vol IX 1794-194447 Wild was a pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> mathematics at Farmers’ <strong>College</strong> and a board member <strong>of</strong> the Equitable Life Insurance Company.124

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