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13-653: Walnut Hills may refer to: Walnut Hills, Cincinnati , a neighborhood Walnut Hills High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) Walnut Hills, former name of Vicksburg, Mississippi (listed on the NRHP in Mississippi) Walnut Hills Cemetery (Brookline, Massachusetts) (listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts) See also [ edit ] Walnut Hill (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

26-552: A bachelor's degree or higher. 39°07′37″N 84°29′03″W  /  39.1269444°N 84.4841667°W  / 39.1269444; -84.4841667 This Cincinnati -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Walnut Hills High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) Walnut Hills High School is a public college-preparatory high school in Cincinnati, Ohio . Operated by Cincinnati Public Schools , it houses grades seven through twelve. The school

39-626: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Walnut Hills, Cincinnati The neighborhood was named from the farm of an early settler, Reverend James Kemper, which he called Walnut Hill. For generations, the Kemper family lived in the Kemper Log House . Walnut Hills was annexed to the City of Cincinnati in September, 1869. After

52-406: The 1930s. When modern suburbs were created after World War II, many of community's middle class white residents moved out of Walnut Hills. Similarly, middle class African Americans moved from the area after less affluent residents moved to the area. Almost 80% of Walnut Hills was populated by African Americans by 1970. Walnut Hills is home to multiple historic sites. The Harriet Beecher Stowe House

65-523: The census of 2020, there were 6,344 people living in the neighborhood. There were 4,223 housing units. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 32.8% White , 60.1% Black or African American , 0.2% Native American , 1.4% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 0.8% from some other race , and 4.7% from two or more races. 2.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,777 households, out of which 32.6% were families. About 65.7% of all households were made up of individuals. 12.7% of

78-441: The neighborhood's population were under the age of 18, 71.8% were 18 to 64, and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. 48.5% of the population were male and 51.5% were female. According to the U.S. Census American Community Survey , for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the neighborhood was $ 30,259. About 30.5% of family households were living below the poverty line . About 27.8% of adults had

91-420: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Walnut Hills . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walnut_Hills&oldid=854436081 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

104-519: The turn of the century, new migrants from Cincinnati's downtown basin moved to the area. Like South Avondale, Walnut Hills was home to many Jewish and Italian families. An area on the western side of McMillan St. was known as “Little Italy.” After construction of the Union Terminal , and other public housing projects demolished housing in the West End, many African Americans moved to the area in

117-497: Was built on 14 acres (57,000 m ) acquired from the Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati and completed 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),

130-507: Was established in 1895 and has occupied its current building since 1932. 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). A new building on Victory Boulevard (now Victory Parkway)

143-662: Was once the busiest district outside Downtown Cincinnati, with six street cars lines intersecting at McMillan and Gilbert by the end of the 19th century. The original site of Walnut Hills High School is located in the neighborhood. Several historic districts in Walnut Hills have been listed on the National Register. These include the Gilbert-Sinton Historic District , Gilbert Row , and Peeble's Corner Historic District . As of

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156-616: Was the president of Lane Seminary where Harriet first learned about the horrors of slavery by attending the famous Lane Debates. These were a series of presentations, held at the seminary in 1834, about the need to abolish slavery.' The Walnut Hills Library, Cincinnati's first Carnegie Library , and the Walnut Hills United Presbyterian Church 's remaining tower at Taft and Gilbert were designed by architect Samuel Hannaford . The commercial district at Peebles' Corner , originally called Kemper's Corner,

169-491: Was where Harriet Beecher Stowe's father, Lyman Beecher, lived . Harriet spent time there since it was the center of Beecher family life in Cincinnati. While Harriet's husband was out of town her first children, twin daughters, were born in the house. Although Harriet wrote her famous anti-slavery novel in Brunswick Maine, the factual material for the novel was gathered during her almost 20 years in Cincinnati. Her father

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