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
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.(Continued on other side)
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
this page online
Location. 39° 16.694′ N, 84° 28.777′ W. Marker is in Springdale, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Parkdale. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 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 Cincinnati Hamilton Turnpike (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Children's International Summer Village (approx. 1.2 miles away); Glendale (approx. 1.2 miles away); Village of Glendale (approx. 1.2 miles away); Taken for Granite? (approx. 1.4 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 723 times since then and 266 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.
