| Washington Park Reserve | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Cincinnati_Music_Hall_(42707046).jpeg) Washington Park with Music Hall in the background | |
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| Type | Public |
| Location | 1230 Elm Street, Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°06′32″N 84°31′03″W / 39.108889°N 84.5175°W |
| Created | 1855 |
| Operated by | Cincinnati Park Board |
| Website | washingtonpark |
Washington Park is bounded by West 12th, Race and Elm Streets in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The park is owned and operated by the Cincinnati Park Board. The 6-acre (2.4 ha) park served as Presbyterian and Episcopal cemeteries before it was acquired by the city from 1858 to 1863.[1][2]
The park has an old-fashioned bandstand and many trees. Several American Civil War cannons and busts of Civil War heroes Frederick Hecker and Colonel Robert Latimer McCook, who commanded the German 9th Ohio Infantry (Die Neuner) are in the park.[3] There is also a bronze tablet (1931) given by Sons and Daughters of the (Die Neuner) 9th O.V.I.
The Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley and Central States was held at the park in 1888. It was, in addition to the celebration of Ohio's progress, designed to celebrate the settlement of the Northwest Territory.
The park stands in the shadow of the Cincinnati Music Hall. While the now-demolished Washington Park School was located at its north end, a new School for Creative and Performing Arts currently stands across Twelfth Street at its south end.
- ^ Stradling, David (Oct 1, 2003). Cincinnati: From River City to Highway Metropolis. Arcadia Publishing. p. 37. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ Cincinnati, a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors, American Guide Series. The Weisen-Hart Press. May 1943. p. 220. ISBN 1603540512.
- ^ Doane, Kathleen (May 2002). "Our Glorious Parks". Cincinnati Magazine. p. 60. Retrieved 2013-05-18.