Follow MHS Theater ‘Into the Woods’

Mariemont High School presents Into the Woods, an adventurous musical that combines all your favorite fairy tales! The show follows a baker and his wife, having been terribly cursed, as they go on a journey to collect “the cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn, the slipper as pure as gold.” Along the way, they encounter some fairytale favorites, including Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel! Together, they go on an adventure and experience all the twists and turns the woods has to offer.

Come watch these characters as their stories intertwine in this captivating production March 1-3. Tickets go on sale to the public on February 12. Buy your tickets here: https://mariemonths.seatyourself.biz

Want early access to tickets? Join the Mariemont Arts Association now! All MAA patrons will receive a code to purchase tickets one week before they go on sale to the general public. https://www.mariemontschools.org/ MariemontArtsAssociation.aspx

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Happy Wintertime, everyone. My hope for each of you is that you can find a little time each day – or at least each week – to rest and reset your body, mind, and spirit in whatever way speaks to you. Take a moment to stand outside. And just breathe. Even the trees, earth, and animals are pausing and turning inward so that they have renewed energy and growth once warm weather reappears.

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The Mariemont Town Crier, LLC. 2018 (c) so sold by his sales talk that he also thought they were wonderful. They certainly do show how setting back some sections of a long row of houses and breaking roof heights can result in a very beautiful group.”

Gilchrist had previously said that “he would not string his houses like a train of cars.” Rather, he varied the setbacks of these red brick structures, providing some with lawns. He arranged gable and hip roofs in an irregular pattern, used archways to connect the buildings, and varied roof and chimney heights.

The refined elements that added expense to the housing group included copper roofs over small porches, decorative wrought iron balcony grills, abundant natural light via six-over-six, shuttered windows, Chippendale-patterned lattice work, arched passageways to the rear service lane, walled gardens, and serpentine brick walls. He integrated garages (sized to house the typical 5-1/2-foot-wide Model T of the day) for approximately one-third of the units. Nolen’s planned service lanes to the rear of housing groups enhanced the beauty and character of these architects’ vision.

Arched across the entrance to Maple Street and topped with a cupola, Gilchrist included the whimsical “honeymoon suite,” which Livingood called the “perhaps foolish house-over-the-street.” One unit at 6705 Murray, a three-story townhouse with a large sash fifteen-pane window on the ground floor looking out on a narrow porch, originally housed a gas station/hardware shop in the lower floor and two apartments above.

Today a visitor to Mariemont will see not only the variety envisioned by Gilchrist but also a range of care and preservation by the buildings’ owners in maintaining these beautiful structures. The Gilchrist buildings are contributing structures listed by the National Park Service in the Village’s National Historic Landmark designation. The group is a landmark in our Village code of ordinances, which requires adherence to property maintenance standards. External modifications to any of these landmarks first requires a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Architectural Review Board (ARB) as part of the building permit process. Much work is needed to restore and preserve several of these buildings. restored and replaced sections of the red oak flooring. She maintains the original picture rail molding, ½-inch from the ceiling, just as specified by Livingood in his instructions to architects. She tastefully opened up her dining room/kitchen, matching the original molding for authenticity. Her contractor maintained the interior’s symmetry, while cleverly adding built-in book shelving. Her home’s décor features the timeless beauty of Amishcrafted, Mission style furniture, Tiffany-inspired lighting, and oriental rugs. The tall, beautifully placed windows provide a sense of airiness to a home that seems much larger than the 550 square feet of each floor.

Professor Bruce Stephenson, an expert in town planning and a student of Nolen’s projects, was interviewed last year by the Cincinnati Preservation Association. He referred to the Mariemont town plan as “the most beautiful work of civic art in the country.” From this author’s perspective, the Gilchrist Group is under-appreciated in our Village’s collection of buildings designed by nationally recognized architects. The more you look, the more design elements you discover. Ms. Beatty’s home reminds us of what these buildings looked like in 1924 and serves as a model for future restoration activities throughout our Historic District.

Historic photos from MPF collection. Interior photos by Ron Adair.

One owner who epitomizes the principles of preservation is Aileen Beatty of Murray Avenue. A lifelong resident of Mariemont, and after renting in the Historic District for several years, Aileen knew the potential when purchasing her Gilchrist home in 2004. Since then, she has invested in new mechanicals (HVAC, roof, gutters, and downspouts); new higher-end windows with exterior muntin bars to match the originals; specialty, working shutters closely resembling their 1924 predecessors; and professional painting in accordance with the ARB-established color guidelines. On the interior, Ms. Beatty