Centennial Project Funding Update

The Village of Mariemont will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its groundbreaking in April 2023. To commemorate the Centennial, the Mariemont Centennial Committee along with the Mariemont Preservation Foundation and the Village of Mariemont have organized several capital improvement projects to preserve, upgrade, and enhance the parks and green spaces of our historic Village.

Providing outdoor spaces for the health and enjoyment of the residents of Mariemont were always at the forefront of Mary Emery’s vision for her new town. In John Nolen’s plan over 100 acres was set aside for parks. To honor this rich heritage and as a prologue to the next century, we are upgrading our parks and green spaces to ensure that the residents of Mariemont and the surrounding community will continue to benefit from her legacy. Parks will remain an integral component of family life today just as they were in 1924.

We hope that you have already noticed some of the enhancements around the Village, such as the rehabilitation of the gateway signs and the rehabilitation of the historic streetlights.

More major projects being planned include the restoration and rehabilitation of our three major parks: Dale Park, Dogwood Park, and Hopkins Park as well as enhanced connectivity between our park system. The budget for these projects continues to escalate, and the current projected cost to complete Dale Park and Dogwood Park is now over $2 million.

In the past twelve months, the Centennial Committee has been in contact with 62 potential funding organizations including corporate funders, foundations, and government agencies. The committee has made direct presentations to nine of these organizations and has completed and submitted 23 on-line applications. To date, the committee has received funding and future commitments from 9 funding organizations for a total of $854,000.

For more information on the Centennial, please visit www.mariemontpreservation. org/centennial. You can also reach us at centennial@mariemont.org. We welcome you input and suggestions on how we can reach our funding goal.

Goal: $2m

Funds raised to date