Clovernook, Cincinnati, OH - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This residence was home to poets Alice and Pheobe Cary, and also to Georgia and Forence Trader who founded the Clovernook Home and School for the Blind. It was the first Home for Blind Women in Ohio.

Visitor Parking is available, and to the south is a garden featuring braille signage.

The nearby Ohio Historical Marker text reads as follows:
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.

Street address: 7000 Hamilton Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio USA 45231 County / Borough / Parish: Hamilton Year listed: 1973 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person Periods of significance: 1825-1849 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Social Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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