Madam Fredin's Eden Park School and Neighboring Row House
Why it's listed
Two stone row houses on Morris Street face Eden Park in Cincinnati and mark the south-west corner of the Walnut Hills Historic District. The six-unit row at 922-932 is built of smooth-faced coursed limestone, with towers, mansard roofs, porches and iron balconies, and adapts a symmetrical design to a steep site, with its western two houses sitting about eight feet lower. The row at 938-946 uses rock-faced ashlar, slate roofing and varied rooflines in a Gothic-inspired style, though its eastern wing is missing. It was built over several years as Madam Fredin's Eden Park School, a private girls' school offering primary, preparatory and collegiate courses taught with French spoken in the household. Madam Fredin and her husband August, the French Consul, contributed to Cincinnati's educational and cultural life. The buildings were listed as outstanding examples of High Victorian row house design, built around 1880, and were vacant when nominated.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the two rows are among the city's most outstanding examples of contiguous High Victorian row house architecture. The 938-946 row was built over several years as Madam Fredin's Eden Park School, a girls' school whose principal had a national reputation as a French scholar and educator.
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) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 79001858, listed November 29, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 938--946 Morris St. and 922--932 Morris St., Cincinnati |
|---|---|
| County | Hamilton County |
| Listed | November 29, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79001858 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Architectural style | High Victorian; Victorian Gothic and Gothic Revival ("stone castle") |
| Areas of significance | Education, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as vacant/unoccupied at the time of nomination; plans called for renovating 938-946 Morris Street as twelve apartments. |
| Acreage | 1.3 |
| Coordinates | 39.11867, -84.49447 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 79001858.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6726232
- This listing as JSON
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