Winton Place, Cincinnati

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Winton Place is a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is located just off Interstate 75 in the Mill Creek Valley. Approximately 2,600 residents live in an area just under 2 square miles. As of the 2000 census, 49% of Winton Place residents were white, 46% were black, and 2% were Hispanic of any race.

Winton Place is bordered by the neighborhoods of Clifton, Northside, College Hill, and Winton Hills, and the city of St. Bernard.

Fifteen churches of ten different denominations call Winton Place home, as do an active community council, youth center, and business association. Two elementary schools (Winton Montessori and the Cincinnati Waldorf School) reside in this neighborhood, as does Harmony Lodge, known for showcasing barbershop quartets.

Historically known as both The Mill Creek Township Farm and Spring Grove, this canal and railroad town was incorporated in 1882, then annexed to the city of Cincinnati in 1903. Chester Park, a horse track and amusement park, thrived here from 1891 to 1932. Many homes in the area were designed by noted architect Samuel Hannaford (who also designed Music Hall), and several even bear his signature. Winton Place is now known as Spring Grove Village.

Winton Place is perhaps best well known today for the nationally recognized Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum.

In early 2007 the residents of Winton Place officially voted and changed their name to Spring Grove Village to honor that history and character of the neighborhood and its roots.