Walnut Hills is a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio.
A large diverse area on the near East side of Cincinnati. Home of highly ranked Walnut Hills High School and located within five minutes of the University of Cincinnati and ten minutes driving of downtown Cincinnati; the beautiful Eden Park is the gateway to Walnut Hills as you drive North from downtown Cincinnati. It is the home of "Balluminaria" hot air balloon glow every Fall as well as many other festivals. It is also the home of the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Playhouse in the Park. The Krohn Conservatory boasts over 1000 botanical species indoors and thousands of daffodils outdoors. It also hosts an annual butterfly festival and many special exhibits including a wonderful Christmas display.
Continuing on through the park into Walnut Hills proper, visitors and residents both delight in Victorian homes and churches and significant history as well. Harriet Beecher Stowe researched her Uncle Tom's Cabin which became a book that changed the world. Her home, the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, is now an Ohio State Historical site with highlights of the abolitionist movement and the African American struggle for justice. The Walnut Hills Library is a Carnegie Foundation architectural gem, as is the remaining tower from the Presbyterian church at Taft and Gilbert designed by famed architect, Samuel Hannaford. Peebles Corner once bustled as the terminus of the cable car ride up from the city basin and was home to theaters and an acting school attended by Tyrone Power and others who found their way to Hollywood.
Today it is a redeveloping proud urban neighborhood that is home to many economic levels and a diverse mixture of ethnic and religious backgrounds, too. It is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati and one of the oldest with wonderful views and parks and proximity to all parts of the Cincy/NKY metro area.
Walnut Hills buildings are of historic architecture in a range of styles. Several historic districts in Walnut Hills have been listed on the National Register.
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