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Dancing Pavillion at Inwood Park - From the Hanseman Archives - Source
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Cincinnativiews.net gives a wonderful summary of the history of the park:
Originally called "Schoenberger's Woods" this site
along the Vine Street hill south of McMillan was the summer home of Cincinnati
Millionaire George K. Schoenberger. It later became of source of stone used for
the foundations of many Cincinnati homes. After the quarry was abandoned, the
site turned into a dump. In 1904 the city acquired the 20 acres of land and
completed a park that had already been started by local volunteers. Not seen in
these cards is the 10' granite monument honoring Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778-1852),
founder of the Turner Society in Germany, (see Turner Page). Turner societies
regularly paraded up Vine Street from their hall at 14th and Walnut Streets to
hold picnics and other events here. It was unveiled on October 22, 1911.
I decided to look through the Cincinnati Enquirer articles available through the
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County to verify this history. I found that this park was enjoyed for many years by a variety of local groups even before it became an official city park. Enjoy the following articles all from the Cincinnati Enquirer:
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| May 29, 1872 |
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| Sept 24 1872 |
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| May 27 1874 |
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| Jul 21, 1879 |
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| May 17, 1880 |
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| Aug 15 1881 |
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| Sept 21, 1894 |
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| Jan 24, 1903 |
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| Apr 6, 1905 |
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| Jun 20, 1905 |
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| Feb 25, 1908 |
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| Nov 24, 1908 |
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| Nov 19, 1909 |
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| Oct 23, 1911 |
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| Dec 20, 1914 |
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| Dec 29, 1915 |
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| 1869 Titus Map of the Inwood Park region and the Cincinnati Orphan Asylum - Source |
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| 1904-1930 Map of Inwood/Taft Park (named Taft Park on this map) - Source |
The following pictures were found at
CincinnatiViews.net:
The large building in the distance in the postcard above is the Cincinnati Orphan Asylum, built in 1860. It was rebuilt in 1930 by Hannaford & Sons as the Children's Convelescent Home and closed finally in 1973. The 1930 building still exists and was converted into the Wellington Place Medical Arts Center.
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| Children's Convelescent Home, built in 1930, now the Wellington Place Medical Arts Center - Source |
The large building in the distance in the postcard above is the Cincinnati Orphan Asylum, built in 1860. It was rebuilt in 1930 by Hannaford & Sons as the Children's Convelescent Home and closed finally in 1973. The 1930 building still exists and was converted into the Wellington Place Medical Arts Center.
Thanks Ann, late as it is...I'm looking up Wellington Place Convalescent Home as it is a family search of mine. The recent demolition prompted me to keep the history alive for my grandchild, as her grandfather spent years in the Convalescent Home. He was one of the first 'blue babies' to survive heart surgery at Children's Hospital in the 1940's-50's. Thank you.
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