Price Hill is a three-city neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio, located north of Sedamsville and Riverside, south of Westwood and South Fairmount, and west of Queensgate. It is one of the oldest cities in Cincinnati, OH and includes parts of ZIP codes 45205, 45238, and 45204. Price Hill covers more than six square kilometers, with a population of 31,000. It is often divided into East Price Hill, West Price Hill, and Lower Price Hill. Geography
East Price Hill covers 3 square kilometers (7.8 km2) and has a population of 15,340, according to the 2010 census. In 2010, 35.1% of households had one person in the house, and 64.9% had two or more people. According to the 2010 census, 52.0% of the population is white, 38.3% is black, and 6.9% is Hispanic. The area includes part of Mt. Echo Park, Wilson Commons, Olden View Park, all of Glenway Woods, Glenway Park, Dempsey Playground, and Mayfield Park.
History
Before the Symmes purchase in the 1780s, the area was home to many Indians. Indian bodies and burials have been found there. Before Cincinnati incorporated it in 1870, Price Hill was divided between Delhi and Storrs.
Cincinnati became big in the 19th century because of the shipping and pork packing. Some wealthy people in the city lived in the inaccessible mountains to the west. The location is high enough and remote enough to escape the pollution and congestion of the city center. One of these settlers was General Rees E. Price, who purchased and developed a large portion of the mountain. The area was called “Price’s Hill,” later shortened to “Price Hill.” King Pest Control Cincinnati
A funicular called the area “Pente” or “Unwanted Plane” was built to help make the area easier. From its base at the corner of 8th Street and Glenway Avenue, the tower rises 350 feet up the hill. Because of the decline, by 1870, there were thousands of residents. Most of its inhabitants are Irish or German and Catholic. Eighth Avenue was built at the turn of the century, and the accessible area became a thriving downtown area with shopping centers along Glenway Avenue. Many buildings still stand in the neighborhood built in the early 20th century. Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West was originally established on a 10-acre (4.0 ha) site on the northwest corner of Grand and Warsaw Avenues. The site was converted into a Catholic school dedicated to the care and education of orphans, the dependent, and the disadvantaged. Parish Sainte-Famille is also on this site. Seton High School was founded as Mount St. Vincent Academy, Cedar Grove, in 1854 by the sisters of Charity of
. Founded in 1864, Union Baptist Cemetery is Cincinnati’s oldest African-American Baptist cemetery.
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