Glendale Historic District

Glendale is a planned village in Hamilton County, Ohio, whose historic district spans 392 acres on both sides of the railroad tracks, with the business district gathered around the depot. Its paved, irregular streets follow an 1851 plan by R. C. Phillips, and four parks, gas lighting and many large trees help the village keep the look shown in a pre-Civil War lithograph. The district counts 380 good background houses, 59 or more pivotal structures, 58 intrusions and 3 unclassified structures. The inventory lists Italianate, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Tuscan Villa and post-colonial houses, mostly from the 1850s and 1860s. Notable buildings include the 1875 Town Hall by Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford, the 1860 Swedenborgian church in the style of A. J. Downing, the 1880 Willis and Dooley Block, and the 1880 railroad depot. Many houses were built by local builders and keep original interiors and detailing, which gives the village its cohesive, well-preserved character.