Welcome to Amberley, OhioAmberley Village’s website dubs it “a rural oasis in the city,” aptly describing the country ambience throughout its 5 square miles. Ten miles from downtown Cincinnati, Amberley traces its history back to the Miami Purchase (also known as the Symmes Purchase) approved by President George Washington in 1794. The area was originally settled by Edmund Buxton and his family. After his untimely death in 1806 at 38, the home he was constructing was finished by his widow Lydia and son Charles and named Edmund Hall, one of the first brick structures in the County. Other well-known landowners after Buxton included Herbert Greer French, Vice-President of Procter & Gamble, Justin Rollman, Cincinnati department store owner, and Roy G. Elliott, President of Gibson Greetings, Inc. who became the first Mayor. The topography lent itself primarily to agriculture, especially fruit & dairy farming.
Incorporated in 1940 as a Village in order to provide community protections such as fire and police departments, Amberley was named by Herbert French for an English country village he had frequently visited and seen as similar in character and charm. The French house and grounds was donated to Cincinnati in 1943. It is now the 275-acre French Park, Hamilton County’s second largest municipal park.
Amberley’s residents remain strongly committed to retaining the feel of country living. Houses are on large lots from an acre upward. There is a Council/Manager form of local government, and the seven-member Council is all elected by residents. Although nearly 100 acres is zoned for business, this is tucked into an area at the Village border to retain the rural atmosphere in the community. Four synagogues are located in the Village, and construction is underway for a large Jewish Community Center. Easy access to nearby communities provides great shopping, restaurants and health care facilities. | More Local Area InformationIn the center of Cincinnati lies the charming, quiet, upscale Amberley Village. Despite existing in the large city, Amberley keeps everything on... Read moreThe village of Amberley, OH was incorporated in 1940. Housing options here include traditional to contemporary—many on large landscaped lots. Th... Read moreThe early settlers of this town were rich people from close to Cincinnati and found Pleasant Ridge a wonderful place to live and to build u... Read moreOnce an agricultural community, Pleasant Ridge, Ohio evolved into a country retreat for wealthier, mansion-building industrialists. It wa... Read moreAnderson TownshipThis area is known for being one of Greater Cincinnati's fastest growing areas. Outstanding housing can be found here at affordabl... Read moreWhile the town itself doesn't have a lot of shopping areas, it's close to many neighborhoods with large malls and complexes to provide for the need... Read moreIf you're looking for an older home that maintains an aura of the past, Reading offers that with its strong, impressive historic homes. Reading i... Read moreReading, Ohio was named after a Pennsylvania community, home of its first residents, who came here in 1794. Its business district boasts a thrivin... Read moreGolf Manor, Ohio is a city that was once bounded by golf courses. Today, the wide areas of superbly tended greens and fairways still provide ... Read moreIn the 1800s, Golf Manor, OH was an oasis of farms. It was laid out by developers Britton and Brown in the 1920s. Its location, between I-75 an... Read moreSilverton, Ohio’s business district will soon get some $700,000 worth of updating—with new sidewalks, new traffic-signal mast arms, decorative stree... Read moreFor those looking to move to an area that offers a genuinely calm community, the upscale residential area of Silverton, Ohio offers what many ar... Read moreLockland, Ohio was developed as an industrial community because of its location in the locks of the Miami-Erie Canal—now replaced by I-75. Some o... Read moreSituated approximately twelve miles north of Cincinnati, Wyoming, Ohio is nestled in the hills of this bedroom community. Wyoming is home to abou... Read moreNamed for a valley in Pennsylvania called Wyoming, this community was established in 1875. Wyoming, Ohio features lovely older homes and more tha... Read moreWyoming is a one of a kind community in Ohio. While many places might look similar, Wyoming offers a style all of its own. For starters, it's one o... Read moreLaid out in 1871 by a group of investors, Bond Hill, Ohio was annexed to the city of Cincinnati in 1903. Centered at Reading and Paddock, Bond Hil... Read moreSingle and double family homes are just some of the housing available in the neighborhoods of Bond Hill, Ohio. Several apartments and condos als... Read moreBlue Ash, Ohio is considered one of the most progressive cities within Ohio due to the constant development taking place in the town. Employers an... Read moreThe dynamic community of Blue Ash, OH was settled in 1791 and incorporated as a city in 1961. There are sprawling estates, condos, and numerou... Read more |
