Central Business District in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Famous Lytle Neighbors
Lytle Park Series
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
1. Famous Lytle Neighbors Marker
Dr. Daniel Drake (1785-1852),
the city's most famous physician-
surgeon and founder of the
Ohio Medical College, made his
home on nearby Third Street.
He was an outstanding author,
historian and scientist.
Dr. Richard Allison (1757-1816),
physician to the troops at
Fort Washington, was the first
man to purchase land and build
a home in the Lytle area.
Stephen Collins Foster
(1826-1864), the American com-
poser, spent four years (1846-50)
of his rather brief life in a
home fronting on Lytle Square.
Erected by Park Board Volunteers, the Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati, and Public-Spirited Citizens.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 39° 6.036′ N, 84° 30.247′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in the Central Business District. It can be reached from I-71 Sb Expressway. Marker is one of a series on a wall near the SSW corner of Lytle Park, about 250 feet SE of the intersection of East 4th Street and Ludlow Street. The markers are about 150 feet east of the Guilford Building,
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Regionally, this marker is 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: Lytle Park (here, next to this marker); A Beginning . . . (here, next to this marker); Lytle At Christmas (a few steps from this marker); Fort Washington (a few steps from this marker); The Taft Museum (a few steps from this marker); Cincinnati's First Playground (a few steps from this marker); President William Howard Taft (a few steps from this marker); "Lincoln - The Man" (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
2. Lytle Park Markers
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
3. Lytle Park Markers
Lightpoles from the Cincinnati Reds' Great American Ballpark are in distance.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
4. Lytle Park, Looking Northeast
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
5. Dr. Daniel Drake Photo on Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
6. Stephen Foster Photo on Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,186 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 27, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
