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Mount Auburn Historic District is located in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. It extends along both sides of Auburn Avenue roughly between Ringold Street and William H. Taft Road. The population of Mount Auburn was 5,094 at the 2020 census.
William Howard Taft National Historic Site is a historic house at 2038 Auburn Avenue in the Mount Auburn Historic District of Cincinnati, Ohio, a mile (1.6 km) north of Downtown. It was the birthplace and childhood home of William Howard Taft, the 27th president and the 10th chief justice of the United States.
5 kwi 2017 · As you walk down Auburn Avenue imagine yourself back in the 19 th Century. Horse drawn carriages traveling down cobblestone streets, ornate gaslights illuminating the brick paved sidewalks, and stately towered mansions rising atop one of Cincinnati's most fashionable hills.
21 lip 2020 · Find out why the Mount Auburn district was often referred to as Cincinnati's "Fifth Avenue" in the 19th century. The Taft house with children standing on the lawn and one sitting on the concrete pillar.
The Mount Auburn Historic District, extending along both sides of Auburn Avenue from Ringold Street to William Howard Taft Road, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (link) in 1973.
The Friends were originally formed in 1983 to help with the restoration and preservation of the historic Taft home in Mount Auburn and building of the Taft Education Center next door. The Friends continue to focus on preservation and interpretation of the National Historic Site.
National Park Getaway: William Howard Taft National Historic Site. Discover a hidden gem in Cincinnati, where the nation's 27th president was born. In the city's first suburb, Mount Auburn, you'll find fabulous architecture, intriguing history, and sites that chronicle the life of a president.
