Greenhills Historic District
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Why it's listed
Greenhills is a planned Greenbelt town in Hamilton County, Ohio, and its historic district covers roughly 300 acres of the village's southwest portion. Built by a federal project completed in 1938, the town is laid out around Winton Road, with curving streets forming superblocks that leave generous green space. Short lanes, cul-de-sacs and courts follow the rolling terrain. The district holds about 800 buildings, of which 68 were built after 1938. Most are row houses, duplexes and single-family homes in a limited set of standardized designs, with flat roofs, projecting steel windows and simple porches that show International Style influence. Some earlier sections have slate gable roofs and brick walls with a Colonial Revival flavor. A town commons, a shopping center, a three-story Community Building, a pool complex and a farmers' market complete the plan. None of the 676 original residential units has been lost, which preserves the character of the original design.
Significance in brief: The form describes the district as the area of streets and buildings built by 1938, when the federal project was finished. It preserves the original Greenbelt plan of superblocks, curving streets, a town commons, a commercial center and surrounding greenbelt. All 676 original residential units survive, and the standardized buildings show International Style and Colonial Revival influences. The surviving text does not include the full Section 8 statement.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF). NRHP reference 100000801. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly Damon and Ingram Rds. on the north, the corporate limit on the west and south, and Farragut Rd. on the east, Greenhills |
|---|---|
| County | Hamilton County |
| Listed | — |
| Reference number | 100000801 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement (International Style); Colonial Revival |
| National Historic Landmark | Yes, designated December 23, 2016 |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The district remains in use as a community. Homes, shops, a post office, churches and a school (the former Community Building, now a middle school) are still active, and some original garage compounds have been replaced by parking lots or apartments. |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 100000801.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives)
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.