Host:         Mariemont Preservation Foundation
Time:        Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:00
Location:   Mariemont Concourse

Additional Information:
A significant national announcement regarding the impact of the Eastern Corridor's proposed relocation of SR32 through the Village will be made.  Please stop by to hear this exciting news!

Tours:  Following the announcement, the Mariemont Preservation Foundation will host a historic walking tour of the Village at 11:00 AM.

Also, the Ohio Ornithological Society will host a bird watching walk in the South 80 Park at 11:00 AM.

This year MPF set aside $15,000 in grants to fund local projects that make the village a better place. 
University of Cincinnati professor Ken Tankersley received $500 to perform soil tests in the Village's lower 80 acres. 
MPF also awarded $2,000 to create trail signage for the South 80 acres, which is a combination of woods, farmland and community gardens abutting the Little Miami River. 
Another $1,500 grant went to the Woman's Art Club Cultural Center, 6980 Cambridge Ave. 
MPF's Grant Committee encourages other residents and organizations to submit projects that would help "in making Mariemont a better place."  Grants could be awarded for cultural, educational or historical purposes, but must be geared towards betterment of the Village.
Further information regarding this year's awards can be found at
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20130422/NEWS01/304220009/Foundation-funds-Mariemont-groups-programs

Future Grant Applications
Grant awards will be made twice yearly, once in mid-March and again in mid-September.  If you would like a Grant application, or more detailed information about the program, please contact Lisa Woodruff, MPF's Executive Secretary, 271-1166 or pick up at the MPF office at 3919 Plainville Road.  You may also email Lisa at administration@mariemontpreservation.org. 

The new  2012-2013 MARIEMONT DIRECTORY is now available.  This directory can be purchased at The Villager, MariElders or at MPF (3919 Plainville Road). 
Price is $10.00. 

                           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

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