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Annual Report 
AREA, DATE OF ACQUISITION, AND COST 
Of Property Comprising Parks of 
Cincinnati on December 31, 1911. 
OLD PARKS. 
EDEN PARK 
Land leased from Dec. 1, 186.5, to Jan. 1, 1869 633,514 81 
Land leased from .Jan. 1. 18b9, to Dec. 31. 1908 214,500' 00 
Total payments on leaseholds 848,014 81 
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1 
Land for Eden I'ark was pnrcliased in 18C9. ) 
1866, 1868, It-ro. 1871. 1^12. IStO. ItSl and - 8)1,913 
1893 at a cost of 
Total cost of Eden Park property 
BURNET WOODS 
Land leased from Oct. 18. 18 2. to Jnly 1. 1881.... 256,355 68 
Land for Burnet Woods was purchased in 1881 / 
at a cost of. 
Total cost of Burnet Woods property 
HOPKINS PARK 
Given to the city for park purposes on Jan. 18. 18o6, l)y Mr 
Lewis C. Hopkins, in whose honor the park was named. 
LINCOLN PARK 
Acquired through exclianges of land. Six acres were ae 
quired by first exchange on Mar. 1. 1834. and four acres 
acquired by second excliange on Aug. 14, 1837. The land 
acquired thus was used as a Potter's Field (the pest-house 
being located thereon, also.l for about twenty years. Steps 
were tirst taken to convert it into a park in June. ISCS. 
WASHINGTON PARK 
Land purchased in 1858 and 1853. 
GARFIELD PARK 
This land was given to the city on Apr. !). 1817. bv John H 
IMatt and Benj imln Piatt, to be used as a market space. 
It was pi-otecied l)y an ordinance passed I)y Council, an. 
used as a park as early as Apr. 0. 1843. and on June 19 
18C8, it was dedicated formally to park use. 
Total cost and acreage of park property 
PROPERTY ACQUIRED FROM 1904 TO 1908, INCLUSIVE. 
BURNET AVENUE AND READING ROAD. 
Land purchased in 1904 and 1905 
VINE AND HOLLISTER PARK 
Land purchased in 1904 and 1905 
Cost of 
Land 
1.699,927 81 
746,855 
138,050 00 
2,584,833 49 
2,038 47 
14.489 82 
214.25 
163.50 
1.00 
10.00 
5.eo 
l.OO 
395.35 
.16 
!.50 
Carried forward 
$16,528 29 
2.66 
