North College Hill in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Cary Cottage

Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, July 6, 2024

1. Cary Cottage Marker

Inscription.

Built in 1832 by Robert and Elizabeth Cary, Cary Cottage was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Two of the Cary children, Alice and Phoebe, became well-known poets. Their works include reminiscences of Ohio. William Procter purchased Cary Cottage and the surrounding land in 1903 to help Florence and Georgia Trader achieve their vision of establishing Clovernook Center for the Blind. Cary Cottage became the first home in Ohio for blind women. Clovernook Center for the Blind offers rehabilitation and employment to individuals who are visually impaired.

Erected 2002 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Clovernook Center for the Blind and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 31-31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 39° 13.208′ N, 84° 32.936′ W. Marker is in North College Hill, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It can be reached from Hamilton Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7000 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati OH 45231, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: A different marker also named Mt. Healthy Christian Church (approx. one mile away); John T. Crawford's Legacy (approx. 1.2 miles away); Freeman Grant Cary / Pleasant Hill Academy (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Colleges and Academies of College Hill (approx. 1.9 miles away); Inventor Obed Hussey Tests His Reaper, 1835 (approx. 2.2 miles away); Jediah Hill Covered Bridge (approx. 2.2 miles away); Mt. Airy Forest (approx. 3 miles away); Bevis (approx. 3.2 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Mt. Healthy Christian Church (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Cary Cottage and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, July 6, 2024

2. Cary Cottage and Marker

NRHP and other another marker on Cary Cottage image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, July 6, 2024

3. NRHP and other another marker on Cary Cottage

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2024, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. This page has been viewed 652 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2024, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.