• MPF seeks to reaffirm the principles of town planning that made Mariemont a ‘National Exemplar’ and earned it a place on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and National Historic Landmark status in 2007.

• MPF collects and preserves historic archives and protects historic properties in the village; perpetuates the dream of Mariemont’s founder, Mary Emery, as a special place for family life.

• MPF advances appreciation for Mariemont’s significant archaeological period.

MPF IS LOOKING FOR A NEW EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

                           WE ARE COLLECTION ORAL HISTORIES OF DALE PARK SCHOOL
           Did you attend Elementary or Junior High at Dale Park?  Did you have a favorite   teacher?  What activities did you enjoy?   What future plans would you envision for this historic landmark building .  Send us your memories and ideas to the link below.
mailto:jsetchell@mariemontpreservation.org
 

                           Reserve Your Permanent Place in Mariemont History

Order an inscribed brick to be installed in the walkway leading to the historic building which is now the home ofthe Mariemont Preservation Foundation.   Just click on the link below fill in the form for yourself, your family members, to honor a friend, or to recognize an organization or business.  These specially fired 4" X 8" bricks are $50 each and the cost is tax deductible.  Your name, engraved in brick and permanently installed in the walkway, will distinguish you as a Mariemont supporter.   You will have played a role in Mariemont's rich history. 

Click to print order form

Mariemont:  A Pictorial History of a Model Town
Text by Millard F. Rogers, Jr.
Design by Karen Monzel Hughes

Mariemont's history is beautifully expressed in the illustrations and text of this generous-size, 9"x12" hardcover book, a new publication by Ohio University Press and the Mariemont Preservation Foundation.  Black-and-white illustrations are drawn from the extensive MPF archival collection of drawings, maps, and photographs and from other carefully selected sources.  Architects' renderings,  John Nolen's plans, and photographs of Mariemont by the eminent Nancy Ford Cones are included. Color photographs by award-winning photographer Robert Flischel and designer Karen Hughes show today's Mariemont.  SPECIAL PRICE (through MPF):  $48.00 (tax included)
MPF MEMBER PRICE:  $45.00 (tax included)
SHH:  $6.00

On April 23 2011, Mayor Dan Policastro signed a Proclamation establishing a Sister City relationship with Hampstead Garden Suburb.  Both Hampstead Garden Suburb and Mariemont were founded by wealthy heiresses in the early 20th century:  Henrietta Barnett and Mary M. Emery were women with a social conscience. Both communities were intended to provide good housing for people of modest means .

Hampstead Garden Suburb was a very significant influence in the vision, planning, and development of Mariemont. Hampstead Garden Suburb, planned by Raymond Unwin,  was one of four selected models and inspiration for Mariemont. Both Raymond Unwin and John Nolen were preeminent in their field of town planning in their nations and were close friends.  The architectural styles of both Hampstead Garden Suburb and Mariemont are revival in character, employing Georgian Revival style. By internationally accepted definition, both are "Garden City Suburb" communities implementing basic town planning principles.

View Hampstead Garden Suburb Photos Street by Street
Information on HGS Founder, Henrietta Barnett