Columbia-Tusculum, Cincinnati
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Columbia-Tusculum is the oldest neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

 and is located on the East Side of the city. According to CincinnatiHome.org, as of 1997, the population of Columbia-Tusculum was 2,619. 90.3 percent of the population is white and 42.9 percent are between 25 and 44 years old. As of 1998, the average home price in Columbia-Tusculum was $151,161.

The neighborhood is noted for its Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...

 era homes decorated in the painted ladies
Painted ladies
"Painted ladies" is a term used for Victorian and Edwardian houses and buildings painted in three or more colors that embellish or enhance their architectural details. The term was first used for San Francisco Victorian houses by writers Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen in their 1978 book...

 multi-color style. It is also home to popular restaurants and attractions such as Allyn's Cafe and The Precinct.

Columbia was founded in 1788 on the Little Miami River
Little Miami River
The Little Miami River is a Class I tributary of the Ohio River that flows through five counties in southwestern Ohio in the United States. The Little Miami joins the Ohio River east of Cincinnati. It forms parts of the borders between Hamilton and Clermont counties and between Hamilton and Warren...

 and predates Losantiville (which became Cincinnati) by a month. The Cincinnati area's first school opened here in 1790. Many of the early settlers are buried in the former Columbia Baptist Cemetery, founded in 1790. The cemetery is now known as the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, Cincinnati
The Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, Cincinnati is located at 333 Wilmer Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio in the Columbia-Tusculum neighborhood. It is the oldest cemetery in Hamilton County, Ohio. The cemetery is the site of Columbia Baptist Church, founded in 1790...

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