Mount Adams, Ohio
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Mt. Adams is a geographic landmark and residential neighborhood located directly east of downtown Cincinnati. The hill is one of seven that surround the city. Formerly known as Mt. Ida, the area was renamed in honor of John Quincy Adams, who on November 9, 1843 came to Cincinnati in order to lay the cornerstone for a new observatory that was being built on the hill’s summit. The four acre site for that observatory was donated to the Cincinnati Astronomical Society by Nicholas Longworth. Later, the observatory building was dismantled and moved to a new location on Mt. Lookout, which is located nearby.
The Mount Adams Incline was completed in 1872 and linked downtown Cincinnati with the hilltop community. The Incline was closed in 1948. Other Mt. Adams landmarks include the Cincinnati Art Museum, Pilgrim Chapel, Holy Cross Monastery and the Immaculata Church, which was built just before the American Civil War. Mt. Adams was also once the home of Rookwood Pottery.
In the late 1960s people began to redevelop the hilltop, the neighborhood attracted many downtown workers, who wanted to live near their work.
Mt Adams is surrounded by one of Cincinnati’s finest parks Eden Park, Cincinnati. The park borders the Hill on three sides and gives residents a sense of removal from the hustle and bustle of the city. Located with in the park is the Krohn Conservatory and one of Cincinnati's oldest water works projects, now part of the park.
Today, Mount Adams is popular among the 21+ age group for its assortment of bars and restaurants. Locals refer to the area as "the Hill". As owners of some of the city's most sought-after real estate, the 1,600 residents of Mt. Adams have one of the highest per capita incomes in the city.
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