April 1949 photo mt Auburn

An over view of the Mt Auburn hillside from April 1949.  The area between Sycamore and Short Auburn St. are still relativity free of trees similar to the 1870 photo. Also we can see the extend of housing along Sycamore St that was removed in the 1970's, and Pueblo St connected to Sycamore St but not the end of Walker St. Also showing are the many rear buildings on Alma /Davis St between Sycamore and Walker St. If our rear building on Alma is any indication, many of these were built facing Alma St. 

  

The Mt Auburn Incline

Photos of the Mt Auburn incline plane and the Lookout House. 

The 2nd photo may be from near the South end of Short Auburn just above Walker St.  About the right elevation for that view. 

from: http://www.cincinnativiews.net/images-3/Mt%20Auburn%20Incline-Main%20Street-pre%201878.jpg

Time

Well this is going to be a blog about a restoration project, at 1875 Walker, not really a historic restoration but an adaption of buildings to current standards and space needs.  We purchased 1873-75 Walker in 1986 from an elderly woman who was born at 1875 Walker (she was in her 80's). Her parents had come over in the great migration of Germans in the 1800's.  We have an oral history from her that I will include in another post.

This is the earliest photo we have found of the property (I've highlighted the buildings on 1875 Walker).  This was taken in 1870.  I believe that the original steeple from St Paul's Church is in the distance which was replaced by a dome after the church burned in the late 1880's.