Parkdale in Springdale in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Maple Knoll Village

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 29, 2019

1. Maple Knoll Village Marker

Inscription. A group of concerned Cincinnati women organized, in 1855, The Protestant Home for the Friendless and Female Guardian Society as a private, not-for-profit maternity home for destitute women and children. These public minded social leaders were aware that Cincinnati had grown beyond the time when the poor or unfortunate were cared for by their neighbors. The Home, which was funded through bequests and personal donations, was founded to care for poor mothers with babies, unmarried pregnant women wanderers and strangers in the city, and to promote adoptions.
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Originally located at 433 West Court Street, the Home moved to this site on Springfield Pike in 1926 after the name changed to the Maple Knoll Home and Maternity Hospital. In the 1970s, this charity merged with the Bodmann Widows' and Old Men's Home to form Southwestern Ohio Seniors' Services, Inc., parent corporation of Maple Knoll Village

Erected 1995 by Maple Knoll Village, Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 13-31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location.

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39° 16.694′ N, 84° 28.777′ W. Marker is in Springdale, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Parkdale. It can be reached from Maple Trace Drive. Maple Trace Drive is a left at the light when southbound on Springfield Pike (US 4). It appears that you turning into an effluent senior resident community - complete with guard kiosk and golf course. Take the first right, and the marker is front of the office. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cincinnati OH 45246, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Springdale Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Saint Mary Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Eckstein School (approx. half a mile away); Morgan’s Raid Through Springdale (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Flannery House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Flannery-Wallace House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Flannery-Hunt House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Corcoran's Corner (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springdale.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 29, 2019

2. Maple Knoll Village Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 29, 2019

3. Maple Knoll Village Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 2,387 times since then and 125 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.